Flour vs Shoji White

FlourCloverdale PaintvsShoji WhiteSherwin-WilliamsΔE 6.0Noticeable difference

Flour (Cloverdale Paint) and Shoji White (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Flour belongs to the white family and Shoji White to the beige-greige family. The 7-point LRV gap — 81 for Flour vs 74 for Shoji White — means Flour will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 6.0 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Flour vs Shoji White in Real Spaces

5 real rooms side by side. Flour 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

A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Flour reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

FlourFlour EX299 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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Shoji WhiteShoji White SW 7042 living room

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Bedroom

Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Flour has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

FlourFlour EX299 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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Shoji WhiteBedroom painted in Sherwin-Williams Shoji White

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Kitchen

Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Flour has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

FlourFlour EX299 by Cloverdale Paint — Kitchen

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Shoji WhiteSherwin Williams Shoji White kitchen cabinets

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Dining Room

Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The brightness difference is modest but present — Flour gives the walls a little more lift.

FlourFlour EX299 by Cloverdale Paint — Dining Room

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Shoji WhiteSW Shoji White modern dining room

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Bathroom

Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Flour has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

FlourFlour EX299 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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Shoji WhiteWhite bathroom in Shoji White by Sherwin Williams

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Color Details

Flour
Cloverdale Paint · EX299
Hex#E8E9E5
LRV81.1
BrandCloverdale Paint
NumberEX299
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight
Shoji White
Sherwin-Williams · 7042
Hex#E6DFD3
LRV74.3
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number7042
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

Flour vs Shoji White Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Flour on one side and Shoji White on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Flour comparisons

See how Flour stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Flour
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

Nearly identical in tone

Ammonite
Flour
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Flour reads noticeably lighter

Iron Ore
Flour
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Flour is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Flour
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Flour is the lighter choice

Evergreen Fog
Flour
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Flour is the lighter choice

Mizzle
Flour
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Flour is the lighter choice

Agreeable Gray
Flour
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Flour reads noticeably lighter

Accessible Beige
Flour
Accessible Beige
Sherwin-Williams
Accessible Beige
LRV 58

Flour reads noticeably lighter

Denim Drift
Flour
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Flour is the lighter choice

French Gray
Flour
French Gray
Farrow & Ball
French Gray
LRV 43

Flour is the lighter choice

Naval
Flour
Naval
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Flour is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Flour
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Flour is the lighter choice

Bancha
Flour
Bancha
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

Flour is the lighter choice

Hardwick White
Flour
Hardwick White
Farrow & Ball
Hardwick White
LRV 44

Flour is the lighter choice

Pure White
Flour
Pure White
Sherwin-Williams
Pure White
LRV 84

Nearly identical in tone

Artichoke
Flour
Artichoke
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Flour is the lighter choice

Balboa Mist
Flour
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Flour reads noticeably lighter

Snowbound
Flour
Snowbound
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Nearly identical in tone

Pewter Green
Flour
Pewter Green
Sherwin-Williams
Pewter Green
LRV 12

Flour is the lighter choice

Skimming Stone
Flour
Skimming Stone
Farrow & Ball
Skimming Stone
LRV 68

Flour reads noticeably lighter

Dix Blue
Flour
Dix Blue
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Flour is the lighter choice

Calamine
Flour
Calamine
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Flour reads noticeably lighter

Treron
Flour
Treron
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Flour is the lighter choice

Vintage Vogue
Flour
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Flour is the lighter choice

Saybrook Sage
Flour
Saybrook Sage
Benjamin Moore
Saybrook Sage
LRV 45

Flour is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Flour
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Flour is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Flour
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Flour is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Flour
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Flour is the lighter choice

Guilford Green
Flour
Guilford Green
Benjamin Moore
Guilford Green
LRV 57

Flour reads noticeably lighter

Just Walnut
Flour
Just Walnut
Dulux
Just Walnut
LRV 72

Flour reads slightly lighter