Snowbound (SW 7004) vs Pearly White (SW 7009)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Snowbound SW 7004 (simulated) — Snowbound SW 7004#EDEAE5, LRV 83

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Pearly White SW 7009 (simulated) — Pearly White SW 7009#E8E3D9, LRV 77

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

Quick decision

Lighter: Snowbound, LRV 83 vs 77.
Warmer: Pearly White (Lab b* 5.5 vs 2.8). Snowbound reads neutral white; Pearly White reads warm white.
North rooms: Snowbound: keeps more brightness (L* 88.9 vs 86.4 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.4 vs 4.0).
Trim that works: Marshmallow SW 7001, #EEE9E0, LRV 82: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 2.7, noticeably different. At 2.7, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

SnowboundSherwin-Williams, SW 7004LRV 83, #EDEAE5

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Pearly WhiteSherwin-Williams, SW 7009LRV 77, #E8E3D9

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Snowbound (SW 7004) is lighter than Pearly White (SW 7009) and slightly cooler: LRV 83 vs 77, deltaE 2.7 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Snowbound	Pearly White	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7004	SW 7009
Hex	#EDEAE5	#E8E3D9
RGB	237, 234, 229	232, 227, 217
HSL	37°, 18%, 91%	40°, 25%, 88%
LRV (light reflectance value)	83	77	+6
Lab L*	92.8	90.4	+2.4
Lab a*	0.1	0.0	+0.2
Lab b*	2.8	5.5	−2.7
Undertone	Neutral	Neutral
Temperature	neutral	warm
Color family	White	Off-white

Same paint, two kinds of light

Snowbound (SW 7004), published as #EDEAE5

North light (cool, indirect)
#DBE0E3

South light (warm, direct)
#FFF4E5

Pearly White (SW 7009), published as #E8E3D9

North light (cool, indirect)
#D6D9D7

South light (warm, direct)
#FAEDD9

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 6 LRV points lighter (83 vs 77), 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 5.5, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Pearly White (SW 7009) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 5.5), which counters cool indirect light

Closest matches to Snowbound in other brands

Closest matches to Pearly White in other brands

Common questions

Is Snowbound the same color as Pearly White?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.7. Most people can see the difference between Snowbound and Pearly White side by side.
Which is lighter, Snowbound or Pearly White?: Snowbound, with an LRV of 83 against 77.

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

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.