Chantilly Lace (BM 2121-70) vs Snowbound (SW 7004)

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 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: Chantilly Lace, LRV 90 vs 83.
Warmer: Snowbound, both neutral white (Lab b* 2.8 vs 2.2).
North rooms: Chantilly Lace keeps more brightness (L* 92.7 vs 88.9 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
Trim that works: Calm BM OC-22, #E6E4DF, LRV 75.8: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 3.4, noticeably different. At 3.4, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

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

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SnowboundSherwin-Williams, SW 7004LRV 83, #EDEAE5

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Chantilly Lace (BM 2121-70) is lighter than Snowbound (SW 7004) and about as warm: LRV 90 vs 83, deltaE 3.4 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Chantilly Lace	Snowbound	Gap
Brand	Benjamin Moore	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	2121-70	SW 7004
Hex	#F4F6F1	#EDEAE5
RGB	244, 246, 241	237, 234, 229
HSL	84°, 22%, 95%	37°, 18%, 91%
LRV (light reflectance value)	90	83	+7
Lab L*	96.6	92.8	+3.8
Lab a*	-1.5	0.1	−1.7
Lab b*	2.2	2.8	−0.6
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

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 Chantilly Lace (BM 2121-70) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 7 LRV points lighter (90 vs 83), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Chantilly Lace in other brands

Closest matches to Snowbound in other brands

Common questions

Is Chantilly Lace the same color as Snowbound?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.4. Most people can see the difference between Chantilly Lace and Snowbound side by side.
Which is lighter, Chantilly Lace or Snowbound?: Chantilly Lace, with an LRV of 90 against 83.

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

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