Travertine vs Shoji White
Where Travertine belongs to Little Greene's range, Shoji White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Travertine belongs to the beige family and Shoji White to the beige-greige family. Shoji White (LRV 74) reflects noticeably more light than Travertine (LRV 63), a difference of 11 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Travertine runs red while Shoji White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 11.4, 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.
Travertine vs Shoji White in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Travertine 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 LRV gap is large enough that Shoji White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Travertine would.
Color Details
Travertine vs Shoji White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Travertine 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 Travertine comparisons
See how Travertine stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Travertine encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (69 vs 63) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Travertine reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (63 vs 52) makes Travertine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 30, Travertine is decisively the brighter choice.
Travertine reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Travertine reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Travertine reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 43, Travertine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 4, Travertine is decisively the brighter choice.
Travertine reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Travertine reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Travertine reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 63, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 21, Travertine is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Travertine encloses it.
Travertine reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 63 vs 41, Travertine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (68 vs 63) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 25, Travertine is decisively the brighter choice.
Travertine reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Travertine reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 31, Travertine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 7, Travertine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 24, Travertine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (63 vs 57) makes Travertine the marginally brighter of the two.
A 9-point LRV gap (72 vs 63) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.