Natural Choice vs White Sesame
Natural Choice and White Sesame come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Natural Choice reads as beige-greige, while White Sesame reads as beige-white — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 73 vs 71 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 1.4 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Natural Choice vs White Sesame in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Natural Choice and White Sesame are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Natural Choice vs White Sesame Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Natural Choice on one side and White Sesame on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Natural Choice comparisons
See how Natural Choice stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 4-point LRV gap (73 vs 69) makes Natural Choice the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 52, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 30, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 60, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 43, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 4, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (84 vs 73) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 73 vs 21, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural Choice reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 73 vs 51, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Natural Choice reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 73 vs 41, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 31, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.