Tallow vs Shoji White
Where Tallow belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Shoji White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Tallow belongs to the beige family and Shoji White to the beige-greige family. Shoji White (LRV 74) reflects noticeably more light than Tallow (LRV 69), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 17.2, 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.
Tallow vs Shoji White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Tallow 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Shoji White gives the walls a little more lift.
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 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
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 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Tallow vs Shoji White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tallow 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 Tallow comparisons
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At LRV 69 vs 27, Tallow is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 69 vs 55, Tallow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 44, Tallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 69), opening up a space where Tallow encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (69 vs 66) makes Tallow the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 69 vs 12, Tallow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 8, Tallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 69 vs 12, Tallow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 45, Tallow is decisively the brighter choice.
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