The Color Digest · Compare
Settled, side by side
White Dove
Benjamin Moore · OC-17
The soft white designers reach for first
Shoji White
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7042
Rice paper, in paint
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersWhite Dove is the lighter of the two at LRV 83.16, 9.2 points above Shoji White at LRV 74. Both read warm. Both belong to the whites family. For a whole room, White Dove is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Shoji White is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsWhite Dove (OC-17) is Benjamin Moore's most-specified soft white — warm, but with a subtle gray-green base that keeps it from going yellow. At LRV 83 it's bright enough to act as a white on walls and trim, yet soft enough to never feel stark.
Shoji White is a warm off-white with a greige base — a little grey, a little pink, no yellow. At LRV 74 it is soft rather than bright, and it has the quality of light through a paper screen: even, warm, forgiving. It is the white for people who find true whites cold and creams too sweet.