Ocean blue vs Shoji White
Where Ocean blue belongs to RAL Classic's range, Shoji White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Ocean blue belongs to the blue family and Shoji White to the beige-greige family. Shoji White (LRV 74) reflects noticeably more light than Ocean blue (LRV 7), a difference of 67 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 68.5, 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.
Ocean blue vs Shoji White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ocean blue 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 Ocean blue would.
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 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Ocean blue.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Shoji White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Ocean blue.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Shoji White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Ocean blue would.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Shoji White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Ocean blue.
Color Details
Ocean blue vs Shoji White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ocean blue 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 Ocean blue comparisons
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