Shoji White
Sherwin-Williams 7042
- HEX
- #E6DFD3
- RGB
- 230, 223, 211
- LAB
- 89.1, 0.3, 6.7
- LRV
- ≈ 74
- Family
- Light Gray, warm
- Nearest RAL
- 9001 Cream
With an LRV of about 74, Shoji White reflects most of the light that reaches it. It keeps a north-facing or dim room bright, and in strong sun it can look whiter than the chip. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.
Shoji White in other brands
- Oyster Haze Kelly-Moore KM4562-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
- Water Chestnut PPG 1078-2 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.4
- Water Chestnut Glidden PPG1078-2 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.4
- Herare White Hallman Lindsay 215 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
- Wit Kokos Flexa Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
- Whitechoc Bread Nippon Paint NP N 3213P Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
- Cotton White Sherwin-Williams 7104 White
- Agreeable Gray Sherwin-Williams 7029 Light Gray
- Very close ΔE 0.0
How it looks with color blindness
- Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
- Protanopia Reads as light gray
- Tritanopia Reads as light gray
- Achromatopsia Reads as light gray
Under different light
- Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns light orange
- Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
- Daylight, 6500 K As listed
Questions
Is Shoji White warm or cool?
Warm. Its LAB b value of 6.7 and a value of 0.3 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.
What is the closest Kelly-Moore color to Shoji White?
Oyster Haze (KM4562-1), at ΔE 0.2. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Shoji White?
≈ 74. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.