Reflecting Pool vs Shoji White
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Reflecting Pool belongs to the blue family and Shoji White to the beige-greige family. Shoji White (LRV 74) reflects noticeably more light than Reflecting Pool (LRV 39), a difference of 36 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Reflecting Pool runs cool while Shoji White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 29.9, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Reflecting Pool vs Shoji White in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Reflecting Pool 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 Reflecting Pool 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 Reflecting Pool.
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 Reflecting Pool would.
Color Details
Reflecting Pool vs Shoji White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Reflecting Pool 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 Reflecting Pool comparisons
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At LRV 83 vs 39, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 39 vs 6, Reflecting Pool is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 52 vs 39, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 58 vs 39, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (39 vs 27) makes Reflecting Pool the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 55 vs 39, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 13, Reflecting Pool is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 66 vs 39, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 39, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 12, Reflecting Pool is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 39, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
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Reflecting Pool reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 39 vs 12, Reflecting Pool is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (45 vs 39) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Reflecting Pool reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 39), opening up a space where Reflecting Pool encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 39), opening up a space where Reflecting Pool encloses it.