Shoji White (SW 7042)
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Shoji White (SW 7042) is a light, warm off-white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Shoji White
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Shoji White by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Shoji White, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Etiquette | AF-50 | 74 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cotton Knit | PPU7-11 | 74.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Totten's Inlet | 7006-9 | 76 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Water Chestnut | 1078-2 | 76 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams off-white colors nearest to Shoji White (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Shoji White
Darker than Shoji White
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7042 |
| Hex | #E6DFD3 |
| RGB | 230, 223, 211 |
| HSL | 38°, 28%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.1, 0.3, 6.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Shoji White (SW 7042), published as #E6DFD3
#D5D5D1
#F8E9D3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Shoji White (SW 7042)?
- Shoji White has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Shoji White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Shoji White in another brand?
- Water Chestnut (PPG 1078-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Shoji White warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Shoji White as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.7; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.