Floating Petal vs Shoji White
Where Floating Petal belongs to Dulux's range, Shoji White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Floating Petal belongs to the pink family and Shoji White to the beige-greige family. Shoji White (LRV 74) reflects noticeably more light than Floating Petal (LRV 57), a difference of 17 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 12.3, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Floating Petal vs Shoji White in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Floating Petal 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.
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.
Color Details
Floating Petal vs Shoji White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Floating Petal 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.
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