Shades of Spring vs Shoji White
Where Shades of Spring belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Shoji White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Shades of Spring belongs to the yellow family and Shoji White to the beige-greige family. Shoji White (LRV 74) reflects noticeably more light than Shades of Spring (LRV 51), a difference of 23 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Shades of Spring 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 26.6, 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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Shades of Spring vs Shoji White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Shades of Spring 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 Shades of Spring comparisons
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Shades of Spring reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 51 vs 30, Shades of Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shades of Spring reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (51 vs 43) makes Shades of Spring the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 4, Shades of Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shades of Spring reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Shades of Spring reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 51, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 21, Shades of Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
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Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Shades of Spring encloses it.
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Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 51), opening up a space where Shades of Spring encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (51 vs 41) makes Shades of Spring the marginally brighter of the two.
Shades of Spring reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Shades of Spring reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 51 vs 31, Shades of Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 7, Shades of Spring is decisively the brighter choice.