Snowbound (SW 7004) vs Extra White (SW 7006)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Extra White, LRV 86 vs 83.
- Warmer
- Snowbound, both neutral white (Lab b* 2.8 vs 2.3).
- North rooms
- Extra White keeps more brightness (L* 90.4 vs 88.9 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- White Sand SW 9582, #EDECE7, LRV 84: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 2.2, very close. At 2.2, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
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Extra White
More comparisons with Extra White
Snowbound (SW 7004) is slightly darker than Extra White (SW 7006) and about as warm: LRV 83 vs 86, deltaE 2.2 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Snowbound | Extra White | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7004 | SW 7006 | |
| Hex | #EDEAE5 | #EEEFEA | |
| RGB | 237, 234, 229 | 238, 239, 234 | |
| HSL | 37°, 18%, 91% | 72°, 14%, 93% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83 | 86 | −3 |
| Lab L* | 92.8 | 94.3 | −1.5 |
| Lab a* | 0.1 | -1.2 | +1.3 |
| Lab b* | 2.8 | 2.3 | +0.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Yellow | |
| Temperature | neutral | warm | |
| Color family | White | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Snowbound (SW 7004), published as #EDEAE5
#DBE0E3
#FFF4E5
Extra White (SW 7006), published as #EEEFEA
#DCE5E8
#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 Extra White (SW 7006) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 3 LRV points lighter (86 vs 83), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Snowbound in other brands
Closest matches to Extra White in other brands
Common questions
- Is Snowbound the same color as Extra White?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.2. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Snowbound and Extra White.
- Which is lighter, Snowbound or Extra White?
- Extra White, with an LRV of 86 against 83.
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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.