Stone Hearth vs Shiitake
Stone Hearth (Benjamin Moore) and Shiitake (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 3-point LRV gap — 51 for Shiitake vs 48 for Stone Hearth — means Shiitake will open up a space more effectively. Where Stone Hearth leans red, Shiitake reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 1.3 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Stone Hearth vs Shiitake in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Stone Hearth and Shiitake are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Kitchen Cabinets
Cabinet color is always seen in context — against countertops, backsplash, and hardware — which amplifies undertone differences that might disappear on a plain wall. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Stone Hearth vs Shiitake Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Stone Hearth on one side and Shiitake 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 Stone Hearth comparisons
See how Stone Hearth stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 48, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 48), opening up a space where Stone Hearth encloses it.
Stone Hearth reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (52 vs 48) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 30, Stone Hearth is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 12-point LRV gap (60 vs 48) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stone Hearth reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (48 vs 43) makes Stone Hearth the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 4, Stone Hearth is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stone Hearth reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Stone Hearth reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 48, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 21, Stone Hearth is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 48), opening up a space where Stone Hearth encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 48), opening up a space where Stone Hearth encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 48), opening up a space where Stone Hearth encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Stone Hearth reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Stone Hearth reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 48), opening up a space where Stone Hearth encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (48 vs 41) makes Stone Hearth the marginally brighter of the two.
Stone Hearth reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 48 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 48 vs 31, Stone Hearth is decisively the brighter choice.