Toque White (SW 7003) vs Snowbound (SW 7004)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Snowbound, LRV 83 vs 76.
- Warmer
- Toque White (Lab b* 4.5 vs 2.8). Toque White reads warm white; Snowbound reads neutral white.
- North rooms
- Snowbound: keeps more brightness (L* 88.9 vs 86.1 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.4 vs 3.4).
- Trim that works
- Arcade White SW 7100, #F3EEE7, LRV 86: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 2.3, very close. At 2.3, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
See each color
Toque White (SW 7003) is darker than Snowbound (SW 7004) and slightly warmer: LRV 76 vs 83, deltaE 2.3 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Toque White | Snowbound | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7003 | SW 7004 | |
| Hex | #E7E2DA | #EDEAE5 | |
| RGB | 231, 226, 218 | 237, 234, 229 | |
| HSL | 37°, 21%, 88% | 37°, 18%, 91% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 | 83 | −7 |
| Lab L* | 90.1 | 92.8 | −2.7 |
| Lab a* | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Lab b* | 4.5 | 2.8 | +1.7 |
| Undertone | Warm | Neutral | |
| Temperature | neutral | neutral | |
| Color family | Off-white | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Toque White (SW 7003), published as #E7E2DA
#D5D8D8
#F9ECDA
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 Snowbound (SW 7004) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 7 LRV points lighter (83 vs 76), 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 Toque White (SW 7003) 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 Toque White in other brands
Closest matches to Snowbound in other brands
Common questions
- Is Toque White the same color as Snowbound?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.3. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Toque White and Snowbound.
- Which is lighter, Toque White or Snowbound?
- Snowbound, with an LRV of 83 against 76.
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Sources: 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.