Bad Hair Day vs Shoji White
Where Bad Hair Day belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Shoji White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Bad Hair Day reads as greige-grey, while Shoji White reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Shoji White (LRV 74) reflects noticeably more light than Bad Hair Day (LRV 11), a difference of 63 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 50.4, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Bad Hair Day vs Shoji White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Bad Hair Day 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Shoji White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bad Hair Day would.
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 Bad Hair Day.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Shoji White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bad Hair Day.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Shoji White returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Shoji White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bad Hair Day.
Color Details
Bad Hair Day vs Shoji White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bad Hair Day 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 Bad Hair Day comparisons
See how Bad Hair Day stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 11), opening up a space where Bad Hair Day encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 11, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (11 vs 6) makes Bad Hair Day the marginally brighter of the two.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 11), opening up a space where Bad Hair Day encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 11), opening up a space where Bad Hair Day encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 11, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 11), opening up a space where Bad Hair Day encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 11, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 11, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 11), opening up a space where Bad Hair Day encloses it.
Bad Hair Day reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 11, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 44 vs 11, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 11), opening up a space where Bad Hair Day encloses it.
Artichoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 11, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 11, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 11), opening up a space where Bad Hair Day encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 68 vs 11, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 11), opening up a space where Bad Hair Day encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 11, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 11), opening up a space where Bad Hair Day encloses it.
Bad Hair Day reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.