White Dove (BM OC-17) vs Snowbound (SW 7004)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- About the same: LRV 83.2 vs 83.
- Warmer
- White Dove (Lab b* 4.5 vs 2.8). White Dove reads warm white; Snowbound reads neutral white.
- North rooms
- White Dove keeps more brightness (L* 90.0 vs 88.9 in north light); Snowbound drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.4 vs 2.1).
- Trim that works
- Mountain Peak White BM 2148-70, #F7F5EB, LRV 88.6: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 2.5, noticeably different. At 2.5, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
White Dove (BM OC-17) is about as light as Snowbound (SW 7004) and slightly warmer: LRV 83.2 vs 83, deltaE 2.5 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | White Dove | Snowbound | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | OC-17 | SW 7004 | |
| Hex | #EFEEE5 | #EDEAE5 | |
| RGB | 239, 238, 229 | 237, 234, 229 | |
| HSL | 54°, 24%, 92% | 37°, 18%, 91% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83.2 | 83 | +0.2 |
| Lab L* | 94.0 | 92.8 | +1.2 |
| Lab a* | -1.2 | 0.1 | −1.4 |
| Lab b* | 4.5 | 2.8 | +1.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | neutral | |
| Color family | White | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
White Dove (BM OC-17), published as #EFEEE5
#DDE4E3
#FFF8E5
Snowbound (SW 7004), published as #EDEAE5
#DBE0E3
#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 White Dove (BM OC-17) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 0.2 LRV points lighter (83.2 vs 83), 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 4.5, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick White Dove (BM OC-17) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 4.5), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to White Dove in other brands
Closest matches to Snowbound in other brands
Common questions
- Is White Dove the same color as Snowbound?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.5. Most people can see the difference between White Dove and Snowbound side by side.
- Which is lighter, White Dove or Snowbound?
- White Dove, with an LRV of 83.2 against 83.
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Sources: White Dove: 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.