Pencil Sketch vs Shoji White
Where Pencil Sketch belongs to Behr's range, Shoji White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Pencil Sketch reads as grey, while Shoji White reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Shoji White (LRV 74) reflects noticeably more light than Pencil Sketch (LRV 33), a difference of 41 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Pencil Sketch runs blue while Shoji White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 25.9, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pencil Sketch vs Shoji White in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Pencil Sketch 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.
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 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pencil Sketch.
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Pencil Sketch vs Shoji White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pencil Sketch 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.
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