Natural Linen vs Pavilion Beige
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Natural Linen belongs to the beige family and Pavilion Beige to the beige-greige family. Natural Linen (LRV 66) reflects noticeably more light than Pavilion Beige (LRV 48), a difference of 18 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of NaN, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Natural Linen vs Pavilion Beige in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Natural Linen and Pavilion Beige in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Natural Linen will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pavilion Beige would.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Natural Linen reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pavilion Beige.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Natural Linen reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pavilion Beige.
Color Details
Natural Linen vs Pavilion Beige Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Natural Linen on one side and Pavilion Beige 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 Linen comparisons
See how Natural Linen stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 66 vs 52, Natural Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 66 vs 27, Natural Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 66 vs 13, Natural Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 44, Natural Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 83 vs 66, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Natural Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Natural Linen reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Natural Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 45, Natural Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural Linen reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
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Natural Linen reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.