Silvery Blue vs Shoji White
Where Silvery Blue belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Shoji White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Silvery Blue belongs to the blue family and Shoji White to the beige-greige family. Shoji White (LRV 74) reflects noticeably more light than Silvery Blue (LRV 61), a difference of 13 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Silvery Blue 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 13.7, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Silvery Blue vs Shoji White in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Silvery Blue 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Shoji White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Silvery Blue.
Color Details
Silvery Blue vs Shoji White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Silvery Blue 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 Silvery Blue comparisons
See how Silvery Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Silvery Blue encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (69 vs 61) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Silvery Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Silvery Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 30, Silvery Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Silvery Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Silvery Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silvery Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 43, Silvery Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 4, Silvery Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Silvery Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silvery Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Silvery Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 61, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 21, Silvery Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Silvery Blue encloses it.
Silvery Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 41, Silvery Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 25, Silvery Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Silvery Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Silvery Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 31, Silvery Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 7, Silvery Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 24, Silvery Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (61 vs 57) makes Silvery Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
A 11-point LRV gap (72 vs 61) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.