Amsterdam vs Shoji White
Where Amsterdam belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Shoji White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Amsterdam belongs to the blue-grey family and Shoji White to the beige-greige family. Shoji White (LRV 74) reflects noticeably more light than Amsterdam (LRV 29), a difference of 45 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Amsterdam 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 32.4, 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.
Amsterdam vs Shoji White in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Amsterdam 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 LRV gap is large enough that Shoji White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Amsterdam would.
Color Details
Amsterdam vs Shoji White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Amsterdam 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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