Dove Wing (BM 960) vs Shoji White (SW 7042)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Dove Wing, LRV 77.5 vs 74.
- Warmer
- Shoji White, both warm white (Lab b* 6.7 vs 5.7).
- North rooms
- Dove Wing: keeps more brightness (L* 87.3 vs 85.2 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.4 vs 4.6).
- Trim that works
- Dove Wing BM OC-18, #E9E6DB, LRV 77.5: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 2.3, noticeably different. At 2.3, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Dove Wing (BM 960) is slightly lighter than Shoji White (SW 7042) and slightly cooler: LRV 77.5 vs 74, deltaE 2.3 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Dove Wing | Shoji White | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | 960 | SW 7042 | |
| Hex | #E9E6DB | #E6DFD3 | |
| RGB | 233, 230, 219 | 230, 223, 211 | |
| HSL | 47°, 24%, 89% | 38°, 28%, 86% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77.5 | 74 | +3.5 |
| Lab L* | 91.3 | 89.1 | +2.2 |
| Lab a* | -0.9 | 0.3 | −1.2 |
| Lab b* | 5.7 | 6.7 | −1.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Off-white | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dove Wing (BM 960), published as #E9E6DB
#D7DCD9
#FBF0DB
Shoji White (SW 7042), published as #E6DFD3
#D5D5D1
#F8E9D3
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick Dove Wing (BM 960) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 3.5 LRV points lighter (77.5 vs 74), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Dove Wing (BM 960) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 5.7 against 6.7, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Shoji White (SW 7042) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 6.7), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Dove Wing in other brands
Closest matches to Shoji White in other brands
Common questions
- Is Dove Wing the same color as Shoji White?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.3. Most people can see the difference between Dove Wing and Shoji White side by side.
- Which is lighter, Dove Wing or Shoji White?
- Dove Wing, with an LRV of 77.5 against 74.
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Sources: Dove Wing: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02); Shoji White: 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.