Oyster White vs White Sesame
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Oyster White belongs to the beige-greige family and White Sesame to the beige-white family. With LRVs of 72 and 71, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. With a ΔE of 1.3, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Oyster White vs White Sesame in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Oyster White 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Oyster White vs White Sesame Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Oyster White 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 Oyster White comparisons
See how Oyster White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Oyster White reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 6, Oyster White is decisively the brighter choice.
Oyster White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Oyster White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Oyster White is decisively the brighter choice.
Oyster White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 58, Oyster White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 27, Oyster White is decisively the brighter choice.
Oyster White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Oyster White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 55, Oyster White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 13, Oyster White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 44, Oyster White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Oyster White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (72 vs 66) makes Oyster White the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Oyster White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Oyster White the marginally brighter of the two.
Oyster White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Oyster White reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Oyster White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Oyster White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 45, Oyster White is decisively the brighter choice.
Oyster White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Oyster White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Oyster White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Oyster White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.