White Sesame vs Gentle Lamb
White Sesame is a Sherwin-Williams color while Gentle Lamb comes from Valspar. White Sesame reads as beige-white, while Gentle Lamb reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 71 and 70, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 1.8, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
White Sesame vs Gentle Lamb in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. White Sesame and Gentle Lamb 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.
Color Details
White Sesame vs Gentle Lamb Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see White Sesame on one side and Gentle Lamb 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 White Sesame comparisons
See how White Sesame stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 12-point LRV gap (83 vs 71) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 71 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 71 vs 6, White Sesame is decisively the brighter choice.
White Sesame reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
White Sesame reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 52, White Sesame is decisively the brighter choice.
White Sesame reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 71 vs 58, White Sesame is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 27, White Sesame is decisively the brighter choice.
White Sesame reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
White Sesame reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 55, White Sesame is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 13, White Sesame is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 44, White Sesame is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 71), opening up a space where White Sesame encloses it.
White Sesame reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (71 vs 66) makes White Sesame the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (74 vs 71) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 71) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 71 vs 12, White Sesame is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (71 vs 68) makes White Sesame the marginally brighter of the two.
White Sesame reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
White Sesame reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
White Sesame reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 12, White Sesame is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 45, White Sesame is decisively the brighter choice.
White Sesame reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
White Sesame reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
White Sesame reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
White Sesame reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.