Aesthetic White (SW 7035) 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, both warm white (Lab b* 6.7 vs 5.6).
- North rooms
- About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 85.2 vs 84.4 in north light).
- Trim that works
- Futon SW 7101, #EDE6DB, LRV 80: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 1.0, indistinguishable. At 1.0, pick on price, finish or availability.
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Aesthetic White
More comparisons with Aesthetic White
Aesthetic White (SW 7035) is about as light as Shoji White (SW 7042) and slightly cooler: LRV 73 vs 74, deltaE 1.0 (indistinguishable).
Side by side
| Measure | Aesthetic White | Shoji White | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7035 | SW 7042 | |
| Hex | #E3DDD3 | #E6DFD3 | |
| RGB | 227, 221, 211 | 230, 223, 211 | |
| HSL | 38°, 22%, 86% | 38°, 28%, 86% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 | 74 | −1 |
| Lab L* | 88.3 | 89.1 | −0.7 |
| Lab a* | 0.3 | 0.3 | −0.0 |
| Lab b* | 5.6 | 6.7 | −1.1 |
| Undertone | Warm | Warm | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Off-white | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Aesthetic White (SW 7035), published as #E3DDD3
#D2D3D1
#F5E7D3
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 Aesthetic White (SW 7035) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 5.6 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 Aesthetic White in other brands
Closest matches to Shoji White in other brands
Common questions
- Is Aesthetic White the same color as Shoji White?
- They are indistinguishable: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.0. Most people cannot tell Aesthetic White and Shoji White apart.
- Which is lighter, Aesthetic 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.