Rookwood Sash Green vs Shoji White
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Rookwood Sash Green belongs to the blue-green family and Shoji White to the beige-greige family. Shoji White (LRV 74) reflects noticeably more light than Rookwood Sash Green (LRV 13), a difference of 61 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Rookwood Sash Green 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 48.2, 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.
Rookwood Sash Green vs Shoji White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Rookwood Sash Green 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Shoji White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Rookwood Sash Green.
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 Rookwood Sash Green.
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 Rookwood Sash Green.
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 Rookwood Sash Green 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 Rookwood Sash Green.
Color Details
Rookwood Sash Green vs Shoji White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rookwood Sash Green 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 Rookwood Sash Green comparisons
See how Rookwood Sash Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 13, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 13), opening up a space where Rookwood Sash Green encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (13 vs 6) makes Rookwood Sash Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 13), opening up a space where Rookwood Sash Green encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 13), opening up a space where Rookwood Sash Green encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 13, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 13), opening up a space where Rookwood Sash Green encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 13, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 13, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 13), opening up a space where Rookwood Sash Green encloses it.
Rookwood Sash Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 13, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 44 vs 13, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 13), opening up a space where Rookwood Sash Green encloses it.
Artichoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 13, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 13, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 68 vs 13, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 13), opening up a space where Rookwood Sash Green encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 13), opening up a space where Rookwood Sash Green encloses it.
Treron reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 13, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 13), opening up a space where Rookwood Sash Green encloses it.
Rookwood Sash Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cement grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 13), opening up a space where Rookwood Sash Green encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 13), opening up a space where Rookwood Sash Green encloses it.