Chuckles vs Shoji White
Where Chuckles belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Shoji White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Chuckles belongs to the pink-red family and Shoji White to the beige-greige family. Shoji White (LRV 74) reflects noticeably more light than Chuckles (LRV 17), a difference of 57 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 62.6, 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.
Chuckles vs Shoji White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Chuckles 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 Chuckles 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 Chuckles.
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 Chuckles.
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 Chuckles.
Color Details
Chuckles vs Shoji White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Chuckles 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 Chuckles comparisons
See how Chuckles stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 17, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 17), opening up a space where Chuckles encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 17), opening up a space where Chuckles encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 17, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 17), opening up a space where Chuckles encloses it.
Chuckles reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Chuckles reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 17), opening up a space where Chuckles encloses it.
Chuckles reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 17), opening up a space where Chuckles encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 17, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (17 vs 7) makes Chuckles the marginally brighter of the two.