Butter Pecan vs Shoji White
Where Butter Pecan belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Shoji White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Butter Pecan reads as beige, while Shoji White reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Butter Pecan (LRV 86) reflects noticeably more light than Shoji White (LRV 74), a difference of 12 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Butter Pecan runs red while Shoji White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 6.5 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. 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 Pecan vs Shoji White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Butter Pecan 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 Butter Pecan comparisons
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 86 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Butter Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
At LRV 86 vs 6, Butter Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
Butter Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Butter Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 86 vs 52, Butter Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
Butter Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 86 vs 58, Butter Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 86 vs 27, Butter Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
Butter Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Butter Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 86 vs 55, Butter Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 86 vs 13, Butter Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 86 vs 44, Butter Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 86 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Butter Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 86 vs 66, Butter Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (86 vs 83) makes Butter Pecan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 86 vs 12, Butter Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 86 vs 68, Butter Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
Butter Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Butter Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Butter Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 86 vs 12, Butter Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 86 vs 45, Butter Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
Butter Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Butter Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Butter Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Butter Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Butter Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 72), opening up a space where Just Walnut encloses it.