Illuminating Experience vs Shoji White
Illuminating Experience is a Cloverdale Paint color while Shoji White comes from Sherwin-Williams. Illuminating Experience reads as green-white, while Shoji White reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 76 and 74, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 6.2, 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.
Illuminating Experience vs Shoji White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Illuminating Experience 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
Illuminating Experience vs Shoji White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Illuminating Experience 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 Illuminating Experience comparisons
See how Illuminating Experience stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (76 vs 69) makes Illuminating Experience the marginally brighter of the two.
Illuminating Experience reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 52, Illuminating Experience is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 30, Illuminating Experience is decisively the brighter choice.
Illuminating Experience reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 60, Illuminating Experience is decisively the brighter choice.
Illuminating Experience reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Illuminating Experience reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 43, Illuminating Experience is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 4, Illuminating Experience is decisively the brighter choice.
Illuminating Experience reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Illuminating Experience reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Illuminating Experience reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (84 vs 76) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 21, Illuminating Experience is decisively the brighter choice.
Illuminating Experience reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Illuminating Experience reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Illuminating Experience reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 76 vs 41, Illuminating Experience is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (76 vs 68) makes Illuminating Experience the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 25, Illuminating Experience is decisively the brighter choice.
Illuminating Experience reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Illuminating Experience reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 31, Illuminating Experience is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 7, Illuminating Experience is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 24, Illuminating Experience is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 57, Illuminating Experience is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (76 vs 72) makes Illuminating Experience the marginally brighter of the two.