Empty Quarter vs Shoji White
Where Empty Quarter belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Shoji White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Empty Quarter belongs to the beige family and Shoji White to the beige-greige family. Shoji White (LRV 74) reflects noticeably more light than Empty Quarter (LRV 60), a difference of 15 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 17.3, 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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Empty Quarter vs Shoji White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Empty Quarter 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 Empty Quarter comparisons
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A 9-point LRV gap (69 vs 60) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Empty Quarter encloses it.
Empty Quarter reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Empty Quarter the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 30, Empty Quarter is decisively the brighter choice.
Empty Quarter reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Empty Quarter reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 43, Empty Quarter is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 4, Empty Quarter is decisively the brighter choice.
Empty Quarter reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Empty Quarter reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
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At LRV 84 vs 60, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 21, Empty Quarter is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Empty Quarter encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (60 vs 51) makes Empty Quarter the marginally brighter of the two.
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Empty Quarter reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 41, Empty Quarter is decisively the brighter choice.
Empty Quarter reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Empty Quarter reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 31, Empty Quarter is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 7, Empty Quarter is decisively the brighter choice.