Panda White (SW 6147) vs Shoji White (SW 7042)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Panda White, LRV 77 vs 74.
- Warmer
- Panda White, both warm white (Lab b* 7.8 vs 6.7).
- North rooms
- Panda White keeps more brightness (L* 86.3 vs 85.2 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- Ivory Lace SW 7013, #ECE5D8, LRV 79: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 1.1, very close. At 1.1, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
See each color
Panda White (SW 6147) is slightly lighter than Shoji White (SW 7042) and slightly warmer: LRV 77 vs 74, deltaE 1.1 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Panda White | Shoji White | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 6147 | SW 7042 | |
| Hex | #EAE2D4 | #E6DFD3 | |
| RGB | 234, 226, 212 | 230, 223, 211 | |
| HSL | 38°, 34%, 87% | 38°, 28%, 86% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 | 74 | +3 |
| Lab L* | 90.2 | 89.1 | +1.1 |
| Lab a* | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.0 |
| Lab b* | 7.8 | 6.7 | +1.1 |
| Undertone | Warm | Warm | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Off-white | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Panda White (SW 6147), published as #EAE2D4
#D9D8D2
#FCECD4
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 Panda White (SW 6147) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 3 LRV points lighter (77 vs 74), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Shoji White (SW 7042) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 6.7 against 7.8, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Panda White (SW 6147) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 7.8), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Panda White in other brands
Closest matches to Shoji White in other brands
Common questions
- Is Panda White the same color as Shoji White?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.1. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Panda White and Shoji White.
- Which is lighter, Panda White or Shoji White?
- Panda White, with an LRV of 77 against 74.
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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.