The closest widely recommended Benjamin Moore match for Sherwin-Williams Shoji White (SW 7042, LRV 74) is Ballet White (OC-9), a warm off-white greige at an approximate LRV of 73.5.
On the Behr deck, the most commonly cited match is Almond Wisp (W-D-700), a soft warm off-white at an approximate LRV of 73.
The deltas here are tiny (well under 2 LRV points), so treat these as very close starting points, not clones. The only way to be sure is to confirm the match on your own wall.
Shoji White is one of Sherwin-Williams' most-loved soft neutrals, the in-between warm off-white that is not quite white and not quite greige, so it is no surprise people want it on a Benjamin Moore or Behr fan deck instead. Here is the honest part: no paint brand publishes official cross-brand equivalents. Matching is not a secret lookup table, it is finding the color with the closest LRV (how light or dark it reads) and the closest undertone. If you want the full method first, we walk through how cross-brand paint matching works. Below we line up the closest matches, with numbers, so you know exactly how close each one lands.
The closest matches, side by side
| Color | Brand + code | Approx LRV | Undertone vs Shoji White | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoji White (#DFD9CD) | Sherwin-Williams SW 7042 | 74 | Reference (warm greige, a whisper of taupe, faint green-gray in cool light) | The color you are matching |
| Ballet White (#E4DDCF) | Benjamin Moore OC-9 | ~73.5 | Very close; a hair more gold-green when the light goes cool | Closest widely recommended BM match |
| White Sand (#E8DFCC) | Benjamin Moore OC-10 | ~72 | A touch warmer and creamier, leans a little more yellow | BM alternative if Ballet White reads too green |
| Almond Wisp (#E5DCCC) | Behr W-D-700 | ~73 | A hair warmer and softer, a shade less gray | Closest widely cited Behr match |
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LRV figures are approximations based on each brand's published values and can vary by batch and sheen. The hex codes above are approximate digital renderings for on-screen comparison only. A physical paint chip (and a real sample on your wall) is always the authoritative reference.
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Why there is no exact Shoji White equivalent
Every brand builds its colors on its own tint bases and proprietary colorants, then fans them out on its own sample deck. Sherwin-Williams formulated Shoji White to hit a specific spot: a warm off-white at LRV 74 with a balanced greige base and a whisper of taupe, light enough to pass for white in a sunny room yet deep enough to hold real color when the light drops. No competitor set out to clone that exact recipe, so every cross-brand match lands close on LRV and undertone without being identical. That is not a flaw in the match, it is simply how the industry works.
The practical gap almost always shows up in undertone, and with a color this pale that gap is easy to see. Shoji White carries a faint green-gray that surfaces in cool or north light. Ballet White, its closest Benjamin Moore neighbor, leans a hair more gold-green, so under warm light the two look like twins and under cool LED they can drift a shade apart. Behr's Almond Wisp reads a touch softer and creamier, with a little less gray. Add in the base and tint question (a near-white can be mixed into different bases depending on the sheen and coverage you order, and each brand meters its colorants a little differently) and two cans that scan almost the same on a fan deck can dry down with slightly different depth once they cure on drywall. None of this makes a cross-brand swap a bad idea. It just means the codes above are your shortlist, and a real sample settles the final call.
When the Benjamin Moore match works (and when to stay Sherwin-Williams)
Picking the right lane is less about which brand is better and more about which system your project already lives in. A few concrete calls:
- Choose the Benjamin Moore match when you are already speccing a whole-house Benjamin Moore palette and want your soft white to live in the same fan deck as your trim and cabinet colors. Ballet White (OC-9) keeps everything on one system and lands within about half an LRV point of Shoji White.
- Stay with Sherwin-Williams Shoji White when it already appears elsewhere in your home, in a builder spec, or on an adjacent wall, since even the closest BM match will read a little different when the two sit side by side under the same light.
- Lean toward Almond Wisp (W-D-700) on the Behr deck when budget or store access is the deciding factor, and accept that it runs a hair warmer and creamier than the original rather than a dead-on copy.
- Before you commit either way, it helps to know how the original behaves: our guide to Shoji White undertones and best rooms shows where it shines, and if you are still torn between soft whites, here is how Shoji White stacks up against the brighter Alabaster.
Related matches
If Shoji White is part of a broader white-and-greige hunt, you may be cross-shopping its brighter cousins too. We ran the same closest-match exercise for two of the most searched Sherwin-Williams soft whites: here is the Benjamin Moore match for Greek Villa, the creamy off-white about ten LRV points brighter than Shoji White, and the Benjamin Moore match for Snowbound, the crisp cool-leaning white for rooms where Shoji White feels a shade too warm.
Frequently asked questions
What is the closest Benjamin Moore equivalent of Shoji White?
The closest widely recommended Benjamin Moore match is Ballet White (OC-9), a warm off-white greige with an approximate LRV of 73.5 against Shoji White at LRV 74. That is barely half a point apart, so the two read as very close, though Ballet White can lean a hair more gold-green in cool light. If it pulls too green in your room, White Sand (OC-10) at roughly LRV 72 is a slightly warmer, creamier alternative. Neither is an official equivalent, so test the match on your own wall before you commit.
Is there a Behr version of Shoji White?
Yes, the most commonly cited Behr match is Almond Wisp (W-D-700), a soft warm off-white at an approximate LRV of 73. That is within a point of Shoji White (LRV 74), so expect it to read a touch warmer and creamier with a shade less gray. Behr does not publish an official Shoji White equivalent, and the deck-to-deck undertone shift is real, so confirm it with a sample on your wall.
What is the LRV of Shoji White, and why does it matter for matching?
LRV (Light Reflectance Value) measures how much light a color bounces back, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Shoji White sits at LRV 74, which keeps it light and open but a clear step below the true off-white group (Alabaster is 82, Greek Villa 84). When you match across brands, LRV is the fastest sanity check: with a pale color like this, even a 3 or 4 point gap reads visibly lighter or darker on the wall, which is why the closest matches all cluster in the low 70s.
Will the Benjamin Moore match look identical to Shoji White on my wall?
Not exactly. Every brand mixes on its own tint base and colorants, so even the closest match shifts slightly under your lighting, next to your floors, and against your trim. The matches here are close on paper (LRV within a couple of points and a very similar undertone), but the only way to be sure is to test the color on your own wall. Our free tool lets you preview Shoji White and its Benjamin Moore match on a photo of your actual room.
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