Butter Cookie vs Shoji White
Where Butter Cookie belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Shoji White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Butter Cookie reads as beige-yellow, while Shoji White reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Shoji White (LRV 74) reflects noticeably more light than Butter Cookie (LRV 72), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Butter Cookie runs yellow while Shoji White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 10.4, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Butter Cookie vs Shoji White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Butter Cookie 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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Butter Cookie reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Butter Cookie is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 30, Butter Cookie is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 11-point LRV gap (72 vs 60) makes Butter Cookie the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 72 vs 43, Butter Cookie is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 4, Butter Cookie is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 84 vs 72, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 21, Butter Cookie is decisively the brighter choice.
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Butter Cookie reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 41, Butter Cookie is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Butter Cookie the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 25, Butter Cookie is decisively the brighter choice.
Butter Cookie reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
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At LRV 72 vs 31, Butter Cookie is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 7, Butter Cookie is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 24, Butter Cookie is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 57, Butter Cookie is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.