Delray Gray vs Shoji White
Where Delray Gray belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Shoji White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Delray Gray belongs to the grey family and Shoji White to the beige-greige family. Shoji White (LRV 74) reflects noticeably more light than Delray Gray (LRV 35), a difference of 39 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Delray Gray 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 25.5, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Delray Gray vs Shoji White in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Delray Gray 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 Delray Gray would.
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 Delray Gray.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Shoji White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Delray Gray.
Color Details
Delray Gray vs Shoji White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Delray Gray 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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