Shoji White (SW 7042) vs Origami White (SW 7636)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Shoji White SW 7042 (simulated) — Shoji White SW 7042#E6DFD3, LRV 74

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Origami White SW 7636 (simulated) — Origami White SW 7636#E5E2DA, LRV 76

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.

Quick decision

Lighter: Origami White, LRV 76 vs 74.
Warmer: Shoji White, both warm white (Lab b* 6.7 vs 4.3).
North rooms: Origami White drifts less gray (chroma drop 2.5 vs 4.6); both keep about the same brightness.
Trim that works: White Flour SW 7102, #F4EFE5, LRV 87: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 2.3, very close. At 2.3, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.

See each color

Shoji WhiteSherwin-Williams, SW 7042LRV 74, #E6DFD3

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Origami WhiteSherwin-Williams, SW 7636LRV 76, #E5E2DA

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Shoji White (SW 7042) is slightly darker than Origami White (SW 7636) and slightly warmer: LRV 74 vs 76, deltaE 2.3 (very close).

Side by side

Measure	Shoji White	Origami White	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7042	SW 7636
Hex	#E6DFD3	#E5E2DA
RGB	230, 223, 211	229, 226, 218
HSL	38°, 28%, 86%	44°, 17%, 88%
LRV (light reflectance value)	74	76	−2
Lab L*	89.1	89.9	−0.8
Lab a*	0.3	-0.4	+0.7
Lab b*	6.7	4.3	+2.5
Undertone	Warm	Neutral
Temperature	warm	neutral
Color family	Off-white	Off-white

Same paint, two kinds of light

Shoji White (SW 7042), published as #E6DFD3

North light (cool, indirect)
#D5D5D1

South light (warm, direct)
#F8E9D3

Origami White (SW 7636), published as #E5E2DA

North light (cool, indirect)
#D3D8D8

South light (warm, direct)
#F7ECDA

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 Origami White (SW 7636) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 2 LRV points lighter (76 vs 74), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Origami White (SW 7636) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 4.3 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 Shoji White in other brands

Closest matches to Origami White in other brands

Common questions

Is Shoji White the same color as Origami White?: They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.3. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Shoji White and Origami White.
Which is lighter, Shoji White or Origami White?: Origami White, with an LRV of 76 against 74.

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Published 2026-10-01. Updated 2026-10-01.

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.