Candlewick vs Shoji White
Candlewick is a Cloverdale Paint color while Shoji White comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Candlewick belongs to the green-grey family and Shoji White to the beige-greige family. With LRVs of 73 and 74, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 5.8, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Candlewick vs Shoji White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Candlewick 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
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
Candlewick vs Shoji White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Candlewick 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 Candlewick comparisons
See how Candlewick stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Candlewick reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 73 vs 6, Candlewick is decisively the brighter choice.
Candlewick reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Candlewick reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 52, Candlewick is decisively the brighter choice.
Candlewick reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 58, Candlewick is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 27, Candlewick is decisively the brighter choice.
Candlewick reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Candlewick reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 55, Candlewick is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 13, Candlewick is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 44, Candlewick is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Candlewick reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (73 vs 66) makes Candlewick the marginally brighter of the two.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Candlewick is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (73 vs 68) makes Candlewick the marginally brighter of the two.
Candlewick reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Candlewick reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Candlewick reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Candlewick is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 45, Candlewick is decisively the brighter choice.
Candlewick reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Candlewick reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Candlewick reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Candlewick reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 73 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.