Breakwaters vs Shoji White
Where Breakwaters belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Shoji White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Breakwaters belongs to the green family and Shoji White to the beige-greige family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (76 vs 74), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. The ΔE 7.0 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Breakwaters vs Shoji White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Breakwaters and Shoji White 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Breakwaters vs Shoji White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Breakwaters 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 Breakwaters comparisons
See how Breakwaters stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Breakwaters reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 6, Breakwaters is decisively the brighter choice.
Breakwaters reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Breakwaters reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 52, Breakwaters is decisively the brighter choice.
Breakwaters reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 58, Breakwaters is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 27, Breakwaters is decisively the brighter choice.
Breakwaters reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Breakwaters reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 55, Breakwaters is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 13, Breakwaters is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 44, Breakwaters is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Breakwaters reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (76 vs 66) makes Breakwaters the marginally brighter of the two.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Breakwaters reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Breakwaters is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 8, Breakwaters is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (76 vs 68) makes Breakwaters the marginally brighter of the two.
Breakwaters reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Breakwaters is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 45, Breakwaters is decisively the brighter choice.
Breakwaters reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Breakwaters reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.