Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) vs Shoji White (SW 7042)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Shoji White, LRV 74 vs 60.
- Warmer
- Shoji White (Lab b* 6.7 vs 5.7). Agreeable Gray reads greige; Shoji White reads warm white.
- North rooms
- Shoji White keeps more brightness (L* 85.2 vs 77.9 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- Futon SW 7101, #EDE6DB, LRV 80: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 4.8, noticeably different. At 4.8, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
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Agreeable Gray
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Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) is darker than Shoji White (SW 7042) and slightly cooler: LRV 60 vs 74, deltaE 4.8 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Agreeable Gray | Shoji White | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7029 | SW 7042 | |
| Hex | #D1CBC1 | #E6DFD3 | |
| RGB | 209, 203, 193 | 230, 223, 211 | |
| HSL | 37°, 15%, 79% | 38°, 28%, 86% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 | 74 | −14 |
| Lab L* | 81.9 | 89.1 | −7.2 |
| Lab a* | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Lab b* | 5.7 | 6.7 | −1.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Beige | Warm | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Greige | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Agreeable Gray (SW 7029), published as #D1CBC1
#C0C1BF
#E3D5C1
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 14 LRV points lighter (74 vs 60), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) 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 Agreeable Gray in other brands
Closest matches to Shoji White in other brands
Common questions
- Is Agreeable Gray the same color as Shoji White?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.8. Most people can see the difference between Agreeable Gray and Shoji White side by side.
- Which is lighter, Agreeable Gray or Shoji White?
- Shoji White, with an LRV of 74 against 60.
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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.