Eider White (SW 7014) vs Shoji White (SW 7042)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Shoji White, LRV 74 vs 73.
- Warmer
- Shoji White (Lab b* 6.7 vs 3.4). Eider White reads neutral white; Shoji White reads warm white.
- North rooms
- Eider White drifts less gray (chroma drop 1.7 vs 4.6); both keep about the same brightness.
- Trim that works
- Downy SW 7002, #EFE8DD, LRV 81: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 2.7, noticeably different. At 2.7, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Eider White (SW 7014) is about as light as Shoji White (SW 7042) and cooler: LRV 73 vs 74, deltaE 2.7 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Eider White | Shoji White | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7014 | SW 7042 | |
| Hex | #E2DED8 | #E6DFD3 | |
| RGB | 226, 222, 216 | 230, 223, 211 | |
| HSL | 36°, 15%, 87% | 38°, 28%, 86% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 | 74 | −1 |
| Lab L* | 88.6 | 89.1 | −0.4 |
| Lab a* | 0.3 | 0.3 | −0.0 |
| Lab b* | 3.4 | 6.7 | −3.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Greige | Warm | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Off-white | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Eider White (SW 7014), published as #E2DED8
#D0D4D6
#F4E8D8
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 Shoji White (SW 7042) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1 LRV points lighter (74 vs 73), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Eider White (SW 7014) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 3.4 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 Eider White in other brands
Closest matches to Shoji White in other brands
Common questions
- Is Eider White the same color as Shoji White?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.7. Most people can see the difference between Eider White and Shoji White side by side.
- Which is lighter, Eider White or Shoji White?
- Shoji White, with an LRV of 74 against 73.
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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.