Almond vs Shoji White
Almond is a Cloverdale Paint color while Shoji White comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Almond belongs to the beige family and Shoji White to the beige-greige family. With LRVs of 76 and 74, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 10.7, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Almond vs Shoji White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Almond 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Almond vs Shoji White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Almond 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 Almond comparisons
See how Almond stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Almond reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Almond reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 58, Almond is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 27, Almond is decisively the brighter choice.
Almond reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 55, Almond is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 44, Almond is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (76 vs 66) makes Almond the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Almond is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (76 vs 68) makes Almond the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Almond is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 45, Almond is decisively the brighter choice.
Almond reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Almond reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Almond reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Almond reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Almond reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.