First Snow (Behr DC-006) vs Snowbound (SW 7004)

Living room with walls painted Behr First Snow DC-006 (simulated) — First Snow Behr DC-006#ECEAE2, LRV 82.2 (estimated)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Snowbound SW 7004 (simulated) — Snowbound SW 7004#EDEAE5, LRV 83

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.

Quick decision

Lighter: About the same: LRV 82.2 vs 83.
Warmer: First Snow (Lab b* 4.1 vs 2.8). First Snow reads warm white; Snowbound reads neutral white.
North rooms: Snowbound drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.4 vs 2.0); both keep about the same brightness.
Trim that works: Chalk Behr 750A-1, #EDEAE5, LRV 82.5 (estimated): the Behr white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 1.7, very close. At 1.7, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.

See each color

First SnowBehr DC-006LRV 82.2 (estimated), #ECEAE2

SnowboundSherwin-Williams, SW 7004LRV 83, #EDEAE5

More comparisons with Snowbound

First Snow (Behr DC-006) is about as light as Snowbound (SW 7004) and slightly warmer: LRV 82.2 vs 83, deltaE 1.7 (very close).

Side by side

Measure	First Snow	Snowbound	Gap
Brand	Behr	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	DC-006	SW 7004
Hex	#ECEAE2	#EDEAE5
RGB	236, 234, 226	237, 234, 229
HSL	48°, 21%, 91%	37°, 18%, 91%
LRV (light reflectance value)	82.2 (est.)	83	−0.8
Lab L*	92.7	92.8	−0.1
Lab a*	-0.7	0.1	−0.9
Lab b*	4.1	2.8	+1.3
Undertone	Neutral	Neutral
Temperature	neutral	neutral
Color family	White	White

Same paint, two kinds of light

First Snow (Behr DC-006), published as #ECEAE2

North light (cool, indirect)
#DAE0E0

South light (warm, direct)
#FEF4E2

Snowbound (SW 7004), published as #EDEAE5

North light (cool, indirect)
#DBE0E3

South light (warm, direct)
#FFF4E5

These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works

Which should you pick

Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.

Pick Snowbound (SW 7004) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 0.8 LRV points lighter (83 vs 82.2), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Snowbound (SW 7004) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 2.8 against 4.1, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick First Snow (Behr DC-006) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 4.1), which counters cool indirect light

Closest matches to First Snow in other brands

Closest matches to Snowbound in other brands

Common questions

Is First Snow the same color as Snowbound?: They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.7. Side by side you may see a slight difference between First Snow and Snowbound.
Which is lighter, First Snow or Snowbound?: Snowbound, with an LRV of 83 against 82.2.

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By Paint Pairs. Color data from manufacturer specifications, via PaintDB. The most-viewed colors are checked against each manufacturer's own color page.

Published 2026-10-01. Updated 2026-10-01.

Sources: First Snow: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value; Snowbound: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.