Chantilly Lace (BM 2121-70) vs Extra White (SW 7006)

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 Extra White SW 7006 (simulated) — Extra White SW 7006#EEEFEA, LRV 86

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

Quick decision

Lighter: Chantilly Lace, LRV 90 vs 86.
Warmer: About the same, both neutral white (Lab b* 2.2 vs 2.3).
North rooms: Chantilly Lace keeps more brightness (L* 92.7 vs 90.4 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
Trim that works: Chantilly Lace BM OC-65, #F4F6F1, LRV 90: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 1.5, very close. At 1.5, 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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Extra WhiteSherwin-Williams, SW 7006LRV 86, #EEEFEA

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Chantilly Lace (BM 2121-70) is slightly lighter than Extra White (SW 7006) and about as warm: LRV 90 vs 86, deltaE 1.5 (very close).

Side by side

Measure	Chantilly Lace	Extra White	Gap
Brand	Benjamin Moore	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	2121-70	SW 7006
Hex	#F4F6F1	#EEEFEA
RGB	244, 246, 241	238, 239, 234
HSL	84°, 22%, 95%	72°, 14%, 93%
LRV (light reflectance value)	90	86	+4
Lab L*	96.6	94.3	+2.4
Lab a*	-1.5	-1.2	−0.3
Lab b*	2.2	2.3	−0.1
Undertone	Neutral	Yellow
Temperature	neutral	warm
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

Extra White (SW 7006), published as #EEEFEA

North light (cool, indirect)
#DCE5E8

South light (warm, direct)
#FFF9EA

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 4 LRV points lighter (90 vs 86), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Chantilly Lace in other brands

Closest matches to Extra White in other brands

Common questions

Is Chantilly Lace the same color as Extra White?: They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.5. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Chantilly Lace and Extra White.
Which is lighter, Chantilly Lace or Extra White?: Chantilly Lace, with an LRV of 90 against 86.

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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); Extra White: 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.