White Duck (SW 7010) vs Shoji White (SW 7042)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- About the same: LRV 74 vs 74.
- Warmer
- About the same, both warm white (Lab b* 7.1 vs 6.7).
- North rooms
- About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 85.2 vs 85.1 in north light).
- Trim that works
- Creamy SW 7012, #EFE8DB, LRV 81: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 0.8, indistinguishable. At 0.8, pick on price, finish or availability.
See each color
White Duck (SW 7010) is about as light as Shoji White (SW 7042) and about as warm: LRV 74 vs 74, deltaE 0.8 (indistinguishable).
Side by side
| Measure | White Duck | Shoji White | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7010 | SW 7042 | |
| Hex | #E5DFD2 | #E6DFD3 | |
| RGB | 229, 223, 210 | 230, 223, 211 | |
| HSL | 41°, 27%, 86% | 38°, 28%, 86% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 | 74 | 0 |
| Lab L* | 89.0 | 89.1 | −0.1 |
| Lab a* | -0.2 | 0.3 | −0.5 |
| Lab b* | 7.1 | 6.7 | +0.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Off-white | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
White Duck (SW 7010), published as #E5DFD2
#D4D5D0
#F7E9D2
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 White Duck (SW 7010) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 0 LRV points lighter (74 vs 74), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to White Duck in other brands
Closest matches to Shoji White in other brands
Common questions
- Is White Duck the same color as Shoji White?
- They are indistinguishable: a CIEDE2000 difference of 0.8. Most people cannot tell White Duck and Shoji White apart.
- Which is lighter, White Duck or Shoji White?
- Neither: both have an LRV of 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.