Timeless vs Shoji White
Timeless is a Jotun color while Shoji White comes from Sherwin-Williams. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. With LRVs of 72 and 74, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. With a ΔE of 1.8, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Timeless vs Shoji White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Timeless 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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Timeless vs Shoji White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Timeless 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 Timeless comparisons
See how Timeless stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Timeless reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Timeless reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Timeless reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 58, Timeless is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 27, Timeless is decisively the brighter choice.
Timeless reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 55, Timeless is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 44, Timeless is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 72), opening up a space where Timeless encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (72 vs 66) makes Timeless the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Timeless is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Timeless the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Timeless is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 45, Timeless is decisively the brighter choice.
Timeless reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Timeless reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Timeless reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Timeless reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 72 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.