Chantilly Lace (BM 2121-70) vs Oxford White (BM 869)

Living room with walls painted Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace 2121-70 (simulated) — Chantilly Lace BM 2121-70#F4F6F1, LRV 90 Verified 2026-10-02

Living room with walls painted Benjamin Moore Oxford White 869 (simulated) — Oxford White BM 869#F0F1EA, LRV 86.7 Verified 2026-10-02

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

Quick decision

Lighter: Chantilly Lace, LRV 90 vs 86.7.
Warmer: Oxford White, both neutral white (Lab b* 3.3 vs 2.2).
North rooms: Chantilly Lace keeps more brightness (L* 92.7 vs 91.0 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
Trim that works: Oxford White BM CC-30, #F0F1EA, LRV 86.7: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 1.4, very close. At 1.4, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.

See each color

Chantilly LaceBenjamin Moore, BM 2121-70LRV 90, #F4F6F1

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Oxford WhiteBenjamin Moore, BM 869LRV 86.7, #F0F1EA

More comparisons with Oxford White

Oxford White vs White DoveBM 869 vs BM OC-17deltaE 1.3, very close

Chantilly Lace (BM 2121-70) is slightly lighter than Oxford White (BM 869) and slightly cooler: LRV 90 vs 86.7, deltaE 1.4 (very close).

Side by side

Measure	Chantilly Lace	Oxford White	Gap
Brand	Benjamin Moore	Benjamin Moore
Color code	2121-70	869
Hex	#F4F6F1	#F0F1EA
RGB	244, 246, 241	240, 241, 234
HSL	84°, 22%, 95%	69°, 20%, 93%
LRV (light reflectance value)	90	86.7	+3.4
Lab L*	96.6	94.9	+1.7
Lab a*	-1.5	-1.6	+0.0
Lab b*	2.2	3.3	−1.1
Undertone	Neutral	Neutral
Temperature	neutral	neutral
Color family	White	White

Same paint, two kinds of light

Chantilly Lace (BM 2121-70), published as #F4F6F1

North light (cool, indirect)
#E2ECEF

South light (warm, direct)
#FFFFEF

Oxford White (BM 869), published as #F0F1EA

North light (cool, indirect)
#DEE7E8

South light (warm, direct)
#FFFBEA

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 Chantilly Lace (BM 2121-70) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 3.4 LRV points lighter (90 vs 86.7), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Chantilly Lace (BM 2121-70) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 2.2 against 3.3, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Oxford White (BM 869) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 3.3), which counters cool indirect light

Closest matches to Chantilly Lace in other brands

Closest matches to Oxford White in other brands

Common questions

Is Chantilly Lace the same color as Oxford White?: They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.4. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Chantilly Lace and Oxford White.
Which is lighter, Chantilly Lace or Oxford White?: Chantilly Lace, with an LRV of 90 against 86.7.

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

Sources: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02). 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.