Misty Coast vs Shoji White
Where Misty Coast belongs to Behr's range, Shoji White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Misty Coast belongs to the green-grey family and Shoji White to the beige-greige family. Shoji White (LRV 74) reflects noticeably more light than Misty Coast (LRV 68), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Misty Coast runs green while Shoji White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of NaN, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Misty Coast vs Shoji White in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Misty Coast and Shoji White in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The brightness difference is modest but present — Shoji White gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Shoji White reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Shoji White reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Shoji White reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Misty Coast vs Shoji White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Misty Coast on one side and Shoji White on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Misty Coast comparisons
See how Misty Coast stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 68, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 68 vs 6, Misty Coast is decisively the brighter choice.
Misty Coast reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Misty Coast reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 52, Misty Coast is decisively the brighter choice.
Misty Coast reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Misty Coast the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 27, Misty Coast is decisively the brighter choice.
Misty Coast reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Misty Coast reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 55, Misty Coast is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 13, Misty Coast is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 44, Misty Coast is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 68), opening up a space where Misty Coast encloses it.
Misty Coast reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 12, Misty Coast is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Misty Coast reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Misty Coast reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 12, Misty Coast is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 45, Misty Coast is decisively the brighter choice.
Misty Coast reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Misty Coast reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Misty Coast reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Misty Coast reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.