Dover White (SW 6385) vs Shoji White (SW 7042)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Dover White, LRV 83 vs 74.
- Warmer
- About the same, both warm white (Lab b* 7.5 vs 6.7).
- North rooms
- Dover White keeps more brightness (L* 88.9 vs 85.2 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- Classic Light Buff SW 0050, #F0EADC, LRV 83: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 2.6, noticeably different. At 2.6, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Dover White (SW 6385) is lighter than Shoji White (SW 7042) and about as warm: LRV 83 vs 74, deltaE 2.6 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Dover White | Shoji White | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 6385 | SW 7042 | |
| Hex | #F0EADC | #E6DFD3 | |
| RGB | 240, 234, 220 | 230, 223, 211 | |
| HSL | 42°, 40%, 90% | 38°, 28%, 86% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83 | 74 | +9 |
| Lab L* | 92.8 | 89.1 | +3.7 |
| Lab a* | -0.3 | 0.3 | −0.7 |
| Lab b* | 7.5 | 6.7 | +0.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Off-white | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dover White (SW 6385), published as #F0EADC
#DEE0DA
#FFF4DC
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 Dover White (SW 6385) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 9 LRV points lighter (83 vs 74), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Dover White in other brands
Closest matches to Shoji White in other brands
Common questions
- Is Dover White the same color as Shoji White?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.6. Most people can see the difference between Dover White and Shoji White side by side.
- Which is lighter, Dover White or Shoji White?
- Dover White, with an LRV of 83 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.