Limewash vs Shoji White
Limewash and Shoji White come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 7-point LRV gap — 74 for Shoji White vs 67 for Limewash — means Shoji White will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 3.7 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Limewash vs Shoji White in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Limewash 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Shoji White reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Shoji White has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
House
A full exterior is the most demanding test for a paint color — scale and outdoor light both amplify differences that seem small on a swatch. Shoji White has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen Cabinets
Cabinet color is always seen in context — against countertops, backsplash, and hardware — which amplifies undertone differences that might disappear on a plain wall. Shoji White has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Limewash vs Shoji White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Limewash 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 Limewash comparisons
See how Limewash stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Limewash reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
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A 9-point LRV gap (67 vs 58) makes Limewash the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 67 vs 27, Limewash is decisively the brighter choice.
Limewash reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (67 vs 55) makes Limewash the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 67 vs 44, Limewash is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 67), opening up a space where Limewash encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 67 vs 12, Limewash is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 67 vs 12, Limewash is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 45, Limewash is decisively the brighter choice.
Limewash reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Limewash reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Limewash reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Limewash reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.