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Your Guide to Using Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace in 2026 (Plus Dupes!) 2121-70

    If I hear anybody asking for a recommendation for a true white paint color with no undertone, I’m recommending Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace!

    Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace swatched over a photo of the color on walls in a bright white living room.
    Photo credit: @our_coastal_home_

    Nine times out of ten, this white paint color is the perfect white, when only a true white will do. Here we will look at Chantilly Lace’s quiet undertones, see some coordinating color ideas, peruse it in real homes, and finally: Get some dupes!

    If you scroll all the way to the bottom of this post (or use the handy dandy table of contents) I also have a bonus section where you can see how Chantilly Lace compares to a number of popular white paint colors. (Not just from Benjamin Moore either!)

    What Color is Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace? (2121-70 or OC-65)

    Benjamin Moore says: “As delicate and refined as the lace it was named after, this crisp, clean white evokes images of pure silk, soft linen and simpler times.”

    Swatch of Chantilly Lace on walls in a bathroom with blue tile in a glass shower
    Photo credit: @colleensiddigdesign

    In layman’s terms, Chantilly Lace is a true white paint color with just a hint of warmth, and almost no undertones. (More on those pesky things in just a second!)

    The Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace Color Strip

    Like most white paint colors, Benjamin Moore doesn’t put Chantilly Lace in a light to dark color strip, so I made one myself!

    Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace in a light to dark color strip, over a photo of the color on kitchen cabinets. Shades are: Chantilly Lace, White River, Sweet Spring, Paris Rain, Cheyenne Green, Texas sage, passion vine, and Trailing Vines.

    I came up with this one by thinking up what a “darker version” of Chantilly Lace would be, and I settled on something similar to Sherwin Williams Ethereal White:

    A swatch of Chantilly Lace melts seamlessly into Ethereal White

    This is based purely on how the color looks in real life. Of course, that isn’t the right brand, so I went with my Benjamin Moore dupe for Ethereal White, which is White River.

    I think this works pretty well. The colors in this strip are neutrals with green undertones, that generally read subtle and creamy. While Chantilly Lace is not a creamy white, in a darker and more saturated shade, it would get there.

    Aegean Teal and Chantilly Lace Kitchen
    Chantilly Lace with Aegean Teal – Photo credit: @archetypedesigns

    What Are the Undertones of Chantilly Lace?

    While I said that Chantilly Lace has almost no undertones (and truly it doesn’t), it is technically a green based white.

    Rather than say that the color has green undertones on the wall, I would say that it is more susceptible to reflecting green.

    With no outside influence, Chantilly Lace just reads “white.” However, if you have a lot of large windows and greenery outside, you may find that it does look green sometimes. We see this a little bit in Rach’s house (@our_coastal_home_) :

    Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace on a small wall where it looks white on the top and green on the bottom.
    Photo credit: @our_coastal_home_

    You are going to see more from this home a little later on (thanks to Rach generously sharing her photos!), and you will see that the color truly doesn’t look green.

    We used Chantilly Lace in one of our previous homes, which had a huge front window and a big tree outside. In that room, Chantilly Lace could sometimes look green due to the reflection from outside.

    All of this being said, this problem is not unique to Chantilly Lace. Many popular whites will be influenced by whatever is outside your home. This is the nature of white paints, they are more reflective. However, I do think Chantilly Lace is particularly keen on green.

    Chantilly Lace on a wall where it has green undertones on the lower half and looks true white on the top half.
    Photo credit: @our_coastal_home_

    Chantilly Lace LRV

    Speaking of reflectiveness, the LRV of Chantilly Lace is 90. What is an LRV, you ask?

    The LRV (Light Reflectance Value) of a color indicates on a scale of 0 – 100 how much light a color reflects (or doesn’t reflect). True black has an LRV of 0 and pure white has an LRV of 100.

    In the paint world, we are working in a range of about 3 – 93 because no paint color is purely black or completely white.

    Chantilly Lace marked at 90 on a white and off-white LRV chart, which also shows the LRV of a few popular white, off-white, and light neutral paint colors.

    Basically, 90 is waaay up there! Most popular whites fall in the 82 – 85 LRV range.

    Is Chantilly Lace Warm or Cool?

    Chantilly Lace is pretty neutral, but it does have a hint of warmth. It’s just enough to make you think “Oooh, that’s a nice white,” but not enough to detect anything else. It does NOT look the slightest bit creamy or yellow.

    Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace in a Color Palette

    This time I made two color palettes for Chantilly Lace. The first one is some of the most popular Benjamin Moore pairings, and the second one is what I actually wanted to do.

    Most Popular Benjamin Moore Colors to Use with Chantilly Lace

    Here are all of those top colors that are most commonly used with Chantilly Lace. You can feel pretty safe about any of these combinations.

    Chantilly Lace color palette with other colors as profiled in the section

    (In case you weren’t sure, Chantilly Lace is the background color.)

    Complementary & Coordinating Colors

    Clearly people looove pairing Chantilly Lace with other neutral colors. Such is the way with paint. Most of us are a little commitment-phobic!

    (I tossed in Benjamin Moore Misty Lilac because it is the closest I could find to the “official” complementary color for Chantilly Lace, which would be a soft purple.)

    Chantilly Lace with Gray Owl

    Gray Owl is a green gray. I like it as an updated neutral after years of plain grays. It looks good with Chantilly Lace, but what doesn’t?

    Swatch of Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace beside coordinating color Gray Owl

    Gray Owl is pretty similar to Sherwin Williams Sea Salt, but it’s not as overtly green.

    Chantilly Lace with Revere Pewter

    Woohoo Revere Pewter. If you just started looking at paint colors for the first time, maybe you haven’t heard of Revere Pewter…but I still doubt it.

    I wouldn’t be surprised if somewhere out there, a baby’s first words were “Revere Pewter.” It’s that popular. It is like the Accessible Beige of Benjamin Moore.

    Swatch of Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace beside coordinating color Revere Pewter

    Chantilly Lace and Balboa Mist or Callingwood

    Balboa Mist is a very light greige color. It’s a popular whole home color because it’s not too light and not too dark.

    Swatch of Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace beside coordinating colors Balboa Mist and Collingwood

    Revere Pewter and Collingwood are pretty similar to Balboa Mist, and any of the three would be a good choice with Chantilly Lace. You might also like Classic Gray.

    Collingwood Walls with Chantilly Lace Trim around big windows in a foyer with matching black modern chandeliers
    Collingwood with Chantilly Lace – Photo Credit: @thriveallprojects

    Kendall Charcoal and Chantilly Lace

    Kendall Charcoal is a dark charcoal gray with some warmth to it.

    Swatch of Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace beside coordinating colors Kendall Charcoal and Wrought Iron.

    Wrought Iron with Chantilly Lace

    Wrought Iron is sometimes touted as a black, but it isn’t really. It’s a very dark charcoal gray. You might also like the similar color Sherwin Williams Iron Ore.

    Usually Benjamin Moore also provides palette suggestions, but this time they just offer more neutrals that could really go with anything.

    My 2026 Recommendations for Coordinating Colors to use with Chantilly Lace

    Now for a little bit more fun, here is my updated Chantilly Lace color palette:

    Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace with coordinating colors Water's Edge, Big Chill, Black Bean Soup, and Hidden Gem. All colors are swatched on paint lids, over a background of white pebble tiles with white grout, and scattered greenery, crystals, and tiles, all in coordinating colors.

    I feel like trends have changed a fair bit since I first wrote this post, and color schemes are significantly less “crisp” than they were a few years ago. (You can see all of the current colors of the year here.)

    I wanted to put Chantilly Lace into a color palette with more updated trendy colors, but the truth is, this may not be the white I would use with a lot of the softer and warmer color palettes we are seeing.

    I decided to create a palette with colors that are on trend for 2026, but maybe not the biggest trends, and definitely cooler toned.

    Pair Chantilly Lace and Behr Hidden Gem

    Let’s start with the color that is very on trend: Behr Hidden Gem.

    Swatch of Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace beside coordinating color Behr Hidden Gem

    Hidden Gem was Behr’s pick for 2026 Color of the Year, and I’m a big fan! Trend or no trend, this is just a beautiful color. Sage greens are still big, but I am also seeing a lot of interest in teal lately, and Hidden Gem is the best of both!

    Chantilly Lace’s tendency to favor green works well with this cooler toned shade.

    Use Chantilly Lace with Water’s Edge

    My first thought for a coordinating blue color was to do something “french blue” adjacent like Sherwin Williams Debonair. Water’s Edge (aka Van Courtland Blue) is the Benjamin Moore dupe for that color, so I decided to stay on brand.

    Swatch of Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace beside coordinating color Water's Edge

    This beautiful blue has some muted gray in it, and it can have a slightly aquatic green undertone. This is an updated modern blue that works well with Chantilly Lace, and is still interesting.

    Fresh Neutral Paint Colors to Use with Chantilly Lace

    I stuck with a very greigey color for my first neutral pick for Chantilly Lace, in Sherwin Williams Big Chill.

    Swatch of Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace beside coordinating color Big Chill

    This icy gray does have warm undertones that are likely to be emphasized by Water’s Edge and Hidden Gem. I just wasn’t feeling anything super beige for this palette, but that wouldn’t be wrong either.

    To keep things more modern, I was trying to think of a way to use a crisp dark color with Chantilly Lace without going black or charcoal, and I settled on the deep brown of Benjamin Moore Black Bean Soup.

    Swatch of Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace beside coordinating color Benjamin Moore Black Bean Soup.

    Brown paint colors are very hot right now, and likely to be in style for the next several years, whereas black and charcoal are waning a little. (Although they can’t really go out of style.)

    Black Bean Soup is brown, but it has a very neutral undertone. You could use Sherwin Williams Urbane Bronze as well, which is a little more gray and a LOT more popular, but I was feeling special and unique.

    Chantilly Lace background with a big white crystal and three swatches of dark browns beside it. Colors are Black Bean Soup, Urbane Bronze, and Silhouette.

    Benjamin Moore’s 2026 Color of the Year Silhouette, would also work in this palette, but it isn’t quite as inky.

    What Trim Colors Go With Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace?

    First up:

    What White to Use with Chantilly Lace?

    White paint colors can be confusing when choosing trim to match.

    With Chantilly Lace there is no real point in choosing a different white for trim. It is already one of the whitest whites available, so why would you?

    Chantilly Lace floor to ceiling woodwork in a foyer
    Photo Credit: @wood_visions

    This is good news for your time and your budget. No need to be careful around the trim, and you don’t need to purchase another color!

    Just because I could, I thought I would toss in this foyer where Chantilly Lace is the best supporting actor for Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black:

    Chantilly Lace Foyer with Black accent wall
    Photo Credit: @gmdesigninc

    Aside from the dramatic black accent wall, you can see that Chantilly has been used for the trim and ceilings, as well as the walls.

    If you do want some contrast, get Chantilly Lace in a satin or semi-gloss. It’s amazing how different that can look!

    Try Beige or Greige Trim with Chantilly Lace

    Hear me out!

    Beige is coming back in a big way, and it’s being used in some surprising places. The white walls in this photo are NOT Chantilly Lace, but it’s a good example:

    White walls with beige trim
    Photo Credit: @oliveandoakhome

    The walls in the example are Sherwin Williams Pure White, and the trim is Accessible Beige.

    Here is one more with SW Agreeable Gray and white walls:

    Agreeable Gray on wainscotting in a white dining room
    Photo Credit: @silo.hill

    More on both of these colors in my post: Accessible Beige vs Agreeable Gray (How to Choose!)

    Doesn’t that look sophisticated?

    You could recreate this with Collingwood, Balboa Mist, or Revere Pewter!

    If you are worried about it looking dated quickly, don’t be! Trim is actually pretty easy to repaint (and doesn’t require a lot of product).

    It’s an idea, if you didn’t want to do an all-white look.

    Can You Use Chantilly Lace for Doors, Trim, and Ceilings?

    Chantilly Lace isn’t just a great choice for trim and doors when it’s also on the wall, you can use it for trim with really any other color.

    Here it is on the trim and ceilings with Benjamin Moore Bavarian Cream on the walls.

    Bavarian Cream walls and Chantilly Lace trim and ceilings.
    Photo Credit: @word_of_mouth_painting

    Here it is with Benjamin Moore Cloud White:

    Chantilly Lace trim, ceiling, and doors with cloud white walls
    Photo Credit: @word_of_mouth_painting

    Chantilly Lace is a favorite trim, ceiling, and door color of ThriveAll Projects (@thriveallprojects).

    Here they used it with Benjamin Moore Pale Oak:

    Chantilly Lace on Trim, doors, and ceiling with pale oak walls.
    Photo Credit: @Thriveallprojects

    In another property they used Chantilly Lace again, but this time with Benjamin Moore White Dove.

    Chantilly Lace on trim and ceiling with white dove walls
    Photo Credit: @Thriveallprojects

    You get the idea!

    For more white-on-white color schemes, check out my post: White Walls with White Trim? (Alabaster with Pure White & More!)

    Chantilly Lace in Your Whole Home

    I’ve probably already answered the question, but if you’re still wondering if you can use Chantilly Lace everywhere, allow me to illustrate!

    …Actually, let’s allow Alishya from @greenpaintandlove to illustrate, because that’s exactly what she has done!

    Let’s start with some of the ho-hum areas of your house, like hallways and stairs:

    Chantilly Lace Hallway with patterned tile
    Photo Credit: @greenpaintandlove

    The “black” on the cabinets is actually Benjamin Moore Essex Green. (I talk a bit about it in my Dark Green Paint Colors post.)

    Love Chantilly Lace with that patterned floor!

    Here is the stairwell:

    Chantilly lace in a stairwell with natural wood trim
    Photo Credit: @greenpaintandlove

    Moving on to the rest of the house:

    Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace in the Living Room

    Chantilly Lace living room
    Photo Credit: @greenpaintandlove

    Alishya’s open plan living room and dining room, is a Chantilly Lace and walnut retreat.

    Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace in Your Home Office

    I feel like these first photos really show Chantilly Lace as a clean white with a tiny bit of softness.

    Here in Alishya’s office on a snowy day, you can see it looking quite cool toned:

    Chantilly Lace office with big peaked windows
    Photo Credit: @greenpaintandlove

    This proves that it is a white white, but it doesn’t typically look this stark.

    Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace in the Kitchen

    Here is one final shot from Alishya’s house, before we move on:

    Galley kitchen with walnut countertops and essex green cabinets
    Photo Credit: @greenpaintandlove

    You can see more of her kitchen in my Green Kitchen Cabinets post.

    Karin (@karinwithaneye) is another lover of Chantilly Lace, and has also used it on her kitchen walls – with green cabinets no less!

    Chantilly lace on kitchen walls
    Photo Credit: @karinwithaneye

    The cabinet color here is Benjamin Moore Vintage Vogue, one of my personal favorites.

    Chantilly Lace walls in kitchen with Vintage Vogue Cabinets
    Photo Credit: @karinwithaneye

    Chantilly Lace on Kitchen Cabinets

    So that was Chantilly Lace in the kitchen, but what about on the actual cabinets?

    Never fear!

    I found quite a few kitchens with white Chantilly Lace cabinets.

    This first one is at The Hawthorn House (@thehawthornhouse)

    Chantilly Lace white cabinets wiith Simply White 75% strength on walls
    Photo Credit: @thehawthornhouse

    I love the copper hardware with the true white of the Chantilly Lace cabinets!

    The wall color is Benjamin Moore Simply White at 75% strength.

    White kitchen cabinets in Chantilly Lace with a wood island
    Photo Credit: @thehawthornhouse

    I think Chantilly Lace is a really great choice with marble, because it is such a true white that it won’t look yellow in comparison.

    These next two kitchens are by GMD Painting (@gmdesigninc).

    The first one reallyyy shows off the true white nature of Chantilly Lace:

    Chantilly lace on custom cabinets with matching fume hood
    Photo Credit: @gmdesigninc

    Chantilly Lace looks cooler when paired with mostly gray finishes:

    Chantilly Lace kitchen cabinets
    Photo Credit: @gmdesigninc

    This next kitchen looks a little creamier, but I think it’s the lighting, because everything in this room looks quite warm:

    Chantilly Lace kitchen cabinets in an all white kitchen with patterned black and white floor
    Photo Credit: @classickitchensnola

    One more! :

    Another angle of Chantilly Lace kitchen cabinets in an all white kitchen with patterned black and white floor
    Photo Credit: @classickitchensnola

    Chantilly Lace as an Exterior Paint Color

    It took me a while, but I finally came across Chantilly Lace on a couple of exteriors!

    These two homes were both refreshed by our friend Adrien at Word of Mouth Painting (@word_of_mouth_painting).

    Chantilly Lace on an exterior with Kendall Charcoal trim around a red door
    Photo Credit: @word_of_mouth_painting

    The red door you see here with Chantilly Lace is Benjamin Moore Caliente, and the trim is Benjamin Moore Onyx.

    Wide shot of Chantilly Lace on an exterior with Kendall Charcoal trim around a red door
    Photo Credit: @word_of_mouth_painting

    The next house is also stucco, and features a bright blue door:

    Chantilly Lace exterior with Kendall Charcoal trim and bright blue front door
    Photo Credit: @word_of_mouth_painting

    Adrien even shared the color palette over on his instagram!

    Exterior color palette for Chantilly Lace featuring Patriot Blue, Black, Kendall Charcoal, and Chantilly Lace
    Photo Credit: @word_of_mouth_painting

    If you are wondering, “Black” is the trim color, and Kendall Charcoal comes in on the garage door:

    Kendall charcoal exterior doors with Chantilly Lace exterior and black trim
    Photo Credit: @word_of_mouth_painting

    I’m a big fan of the freshness of Chantilly Lace on an exterior!

    I will say that it can look creamier than I expected. I’m sure this is down to how much light it reflects.

    If your house is surrounded by a lot of bright grass and sunshine, you might see a bit more cream.

    Chantilly Lace exterior with black trim, patriot blue door, and Kendall Charcoal garage door
    Photo Credit: @word_of_mouth_painting
    Patriot Blue Front door with Chantilly Lace stucco exterior
    Photo Credit: @word_of_mouth_painting

    Overall, it is the truest white that I have seen on an exterior (except for maybe Farrow & Ball All White, which is about the same).

    Chantilly Lace with black trim on a two storey stucco exterior
    Photo Credit: @word_of_mouth_painting

    One last exterior photo, because I love this quirky feature:

    Chantilly Lace white stucco with a peacock gate.
    Photo Credit: @word_of_mouth_painting

    Chantilly Lace isn’t a cold white, but it’s not overly soft outside either.

    You might like Sherwin Williams Oyster White, if you are looking for a softer white. It’s darker, but still pretty neutral:

    Sherwin Williams Oyster White Painted Brick front porch area of a house with cedar beams and white windows. House number reads 218 on a black sign.
    Photo Credit: @bree_aston

    Dupes for Chantilly Lace from Other Brands

    Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace in a bathroom with swatches of dupes over top from other brands: Ultra White, Ultra Pure White, and High Reflective White.

    Sherwin Williams Chantilly Lace Equivalent

    High Reflective White is the closest Sherwin Williams color match to Benjamin Moore’s Chantilly Lace.

    Chantilly Lace vs High Reflective White Sherwin Williams

    Like I said, Sherwin Williams has a TON of whites, but creamy whites are what they do best.

    The whites I just covered are their most popular, but when I dug through all of their colors looking for a more close dupes, there just weren’t any to be had.

    If you really want to go with Sherwin Williams and you want a true white, you could also try Snowbound or Pure White. Neither of them are especially close matches to Chantilly Lace, but they read like slightly warm true whites on the wall.

    Sherwin Williams Greenblack on lower kitchen cabinets with a white wooden hood fan over top and open wood shelves.
    Sherwin Williams Pure White – Photo credit: @bridlewoodacres

    Valspar Equivalent to Chantilly Lace – Ultra White (7006-24)

    There is really only one Valspar white that is light and bright enough to compete with Chantilly Lace: Ultra White.

    Valspar Ultra white vs Chantilly Lace on a wall behind a white sofa.

    Luckily if you are shopping at Lowe’s, Ultra White is also a green-based white, and a near perfect double for Chantilly Lace. The LRV of Ultra White is 93.6.

    I do think that Ultra White lacks a little bit of the warmth that Chantilly Lace has.

    Behr Chantilly Lace Dupe

    Any of these Behr colors could work if you are looking for a true white with a hint of warmth. Choose Ultra Pure White for the brightest white and closest match to Chantilly Lace.

    Chantilly Lace vs Valspar Ultra White.

    If you would rather go a little cozier, try Bit of Sugar. It is not quite as bright as Ultra Pure White or Chantilly Lace, but still has no obvious undertone.

    Chantilly Lace vs bit of sugar on the wall.

    Here is another look at each of these dupes!

    Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace with dupes swatched over top of Ultra Pure white, Ultra White, and High Reflective White.

    Comparing Chantilly Lace to Other White Paint Colors

    What’s the best way to choose the perfect white paint color?

    The same way as any other color: By comparison! And boy oh boy, do I have comparisons for you! Click the + to expand. Colors are sorted alphabetically.

    (This section is currently being overhauled! Please bear with me if some of the information is outdated, images are missing, or the layout is weird. I am working on it at this exact moment.)

    Please note that Benjamin Moore has changed the LRVs for most (if not all) of their colors, and I haven’t had a chance yet to go through all of these to update them. Regardless, they do not measure LRV exactly that same as Sherwin Williams so the numbers are all relative.

    Not to be confused with Sherwin Williams Alabaster, which is also a creamy white, I am talking about the Benjamin Moore version.

    Chantilly Lace vs Benjamin Moore Alabaster. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    Alabaster isn’t super similar to Chantilly Lace, it has a creamier undertone that can lean pink rather than green. Alabaster is actually one of my dupes for Pantone Cloud Dancer, which was named their “Color of the Year” for 2026.

    The LRV of Benjamin Moore Alabaster is 85.

    Alabaster is one of Sherwin Williams most popular whites, but it is nothing like Chantilly Lace.

    Benjamin Moore Alabaster vs Sherwin Williams Alabaster

    Alabaster is a creamy white with an LRV of 82, so it is right on the line of off-white. It would not ever be considered a bright clean white. Although it can look truly white on occasion, Alabaster always maintains some softness.

    I have talked about Alabaster so much, that you can browse through a whole page about it.

    See Benjamin Moore Alabaster. Atrium White is just another name for that color!

    I was surprised to find out that Ballet White is another name for Benjamin Moore Muskoka Trail, which is ALSO known as Plaster of Paris. Confusing much?

    The difference between Chantilly Lace and Ballet White (or whatever you want to call it) is not confusing.

    Chantilly Lace vs Ballet White. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    With an LRV of 72, Ballet White is an off-white, bordering on very light beige. It is more similar to Sherwin Williams Shoji White.

    Bit of Sugar by Behr is warmer than Chantilly Lace from a technical perspective, but in real life it is a very clean and bright white too.

    Chantilly Lace vs Behr Bit of Sugar. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    The LRV of Bit of Sugar is 89. For some reason the Behr website calls it an “off-white hue” which is just blatantly incorrect. You should expect this color to look very much white.

    You would not believe how many times I have asked people on Instagram what their white paint color is, and they respond “classic gray.”

    Say what?

    Benjamin Moore Classic Gray is not really that gray at all (in my opinion). It’s a neutral off-white.

    Chantilly Lace vs Classic Gray. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    The LRV of Classic Gray is 74.

    Cloud Cover looks a bit greige in comparison to the Chantilly Lace swatch, but in real life it is an off white that can look a teeny bit yellow.

    (Particularly when paired with true white trim.)

    Chantilly Lace vs Cloud Cover. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    The LRV of Cloud Cover is 80.

    Cloud White is a true white with an LRV of 85, but it does have creamy yellow tones.

    It is darker than Chantilly Lace, and less neutral.

    Swatches of other popular whites compared to chantilly lace with a large swatch of Cloud White over top.

    Cotton Balls is actually pretty similar to Chantilly Lace, but a bit more yellow and a tiiiiny bit darker.

    Chantilly Lace vs Cotton Balls. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    The LRV of Cotton Balls is 90.

    Decorator’s White is similar to Chantilly Lace, but the main difference is that it is cooler.

    This is a color that is heavily influenced by light, decor, and other factors. It can look warm, slightly gray, or stark white depending on what else is going on. Typically though, I would say that Decorator’s White looks cool.

    Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace vs Decorator's White, with small swatches of other white colors underneath.

    The LRV of Decorator’s White is 83.

    meaning less yellow and therefore a little cooler).

    Chantilly Lace vs Distant Gray. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    The LRV of Distant Gray is 90.2.

    Dover White is technically white, but it is even creamier than Alabaster so I class this one as an off-white. Again, nothing like the true white of Chantilly Lace.

    Chantilly Lace vs Dover White. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    The LRV of Dover White is 83.

    I also have a post about Dover White on kitchen cabinets.

    Sherwin Williams Extra White is similar to Chantilly Lace. It is a little darker, a little warmer, and a little more gray. Typically Extra White does look cool and not at all soft like Chantilly Lace.

    Chantilly Lace vs Extra White. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    The LRV of Extra White is 86.

    Frostine is a little cooler and darker than Chantilly Lace, with an LRV of 86.05.

    Chantilly Lace vs Frostine. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    It’s still a very true white!

    Greek Villa is much creamier than Chantilly Lace, but it can still look white.

    Chantilly Lace vs Greek Villa. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    While Greek Villa does tend to look more white than you would think from the swatch, it is definitely still creamy.

    The LRV of Greek Villa is 84.

    High Reflective White is Sherwin Williams “whitest white.” It has an LRV of 93, so it is about as bright white as they come!

    Chantilly Lace vs High Reflective White. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    High Reflective White is a popular trim color, but you don’t see it on the wall all that often, so I don’t feel like I can say for sure how it looks compared to Chantilly Lace.

    From a technical perspective, High Reflective White is in the greeny-yellow family compared to Chantilly Lace’s green. (Meaning it is a bit warmer, but since it’s sooo bright, I don’t think it’s visible.)

    It’s worth trying out if you are looking for a clean true white.

    Intense White (formerly known as Sheep’s Wool) is quite a bit darker than Chantilly Lace, with an LRV of 74.52.

    Chantilly Lace vs Intense White. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    The name “Intense White” makes me think of a bright white, but this one is actually an off-white.

    Linen White is really nothing like Chantilly Lace. It is a pretty accurate linen color however.

    Chantilly Lace vs Linen White. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    Linen White has an LRV of 80.94, so it is an off white. This color is super saturated and not gray at all.

    Sherwin Williams Origami White is actually an off-white paint color with an LRV of 76.

    Chantilly Lace vs Origami White. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    I do find that Origami White reads lighter because it is so neutral, but still, there is nothing about it

    Looking at the swatches side-by-side, Oxford White is pretty similar to Chantilly Lace.

    Chantilly Lace vs Oxford White. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    On paper, Oxford White is a little bit warmer and darker than Chantilly Lace.

    It’s a hard color to describe. It should be like a slightly darker version of Chantilly Lace, but it can look quite cool.

    The LRV of Oxford White is 86.69. (Still a pretty bright white.)

    Pale Oak is not a white at all, it’s like a pale greige.

    Chantilly Lace vs Pale Oak. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    Formerly known as “Athena,” Pale Oak has an LRV of 69.89.

    Paper White is in a similar color family to Chantilly Lace, but it is darker and more gray.

    Chantilly Lace vs Paper White. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    The LRV of Paper White is 75.89, so I would definitely describe it as a very light gray or an off-white, but not a white.

    Please take a moment to appreciate how hard it was not to write “Polar Behr” in this section.

    Polar Bear is light and bright like Chantilly Lace, with an LRV of 90.

    Chantilly Lace vs Polar Bear. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    It is a “yellow” white, but it looks like a true white with just a whiff of warmth on the wall. It is technically still darker and warmer than Chantilly Lace.

    Pure White is another super popular Sherwin Williams white. It is darker, creamier, and more gray than Chantilly Lace.

    Chantilly Lace vs Pure White. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    Pure White doesn’t really look “pure white” on paper, but I will say that on the wall it does look like a true white unless it’s beside a bright cool white, and then it looks a tiny bit creamy.

    Pure White has a softness without looking overtly creamy, so in that way it is similar to Chantilly Lace.

    Simply White has an LRV of 91.7, so I was expecting it to be a very true white. As it turns out, Simple White is very light, but also very creamy, with soft yellow undertones.

    Chantilly Lace vs Simply White. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    Sherwin Williams Snowbound is a red-based white, so it does look a little pink directly over Chantilly Lace.

    Chantilly Lace vs Snowbound. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    In real life Snowbound is my second favorite “just white” (next to Chantilly Lace) because it does look like a true white with just a hint of warmth.

    The LRV of Snowbound is 83, which is well off of Chantilly Lace’s 92.2.

    Benjamin Moore Soft Chamois (not to be confused with the Behr color of the same name) is far more similar to Ballet White than Chantilly Lace.

    Chantilly Lace vs Soft Chamois. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    It is an off-white with an LRV of 78.94. Sherwin Williams Natural Choice is a similar color.

    Steam is another creamy white from Benjamin Moore that is more yellow. It has an LRV of 84.2, so it is still a white and not an off white.

    Chantilly Lace vs Steam. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    Steam is quite similar to White Dove, and not that close to Chantilly Lace.

    Super White…I was going to take a wild guess based on Intense White and Simply White, and say that it isn’t “super” white, but I was wrong!

    Super White is pretty white! Sure it has an LRV of 89.09, so it isn’t the brightest white, but it is a clean true white.

    Chantilly Lace vs Super White. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    Compared to Chantilly Lace, Super White is a bit darker and more gray, so it tends to look slightly cooler.

    I wonder if this color has been discontinued?

    You can’t search it on Benjamin Moore’s site anymore. You can Google it and then it pops up from Benjamin Moore, but obviously it has been de-listed from their search tool.

    I have not done a side-by-side comparison, but Super White reminds me a lot of Behr Diamonds Therapy.

    Swiss Coffee is one of Benjamin Moore’s all-time most popular whites. It isn’t much like Chantilly Lace, it is a creamy white with an LRV of 83.93.

    Chantilly Lace vs Swiss Coffee. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    Swiss Coffee is not my personal favorite, because when it looks creamy it tends to look a bit yellow rather than orange/beige, but plenty of people love it!

    In fact, there are many iterations of Swiss Coffee from all different brands.

    If you are looking for a warm white like Swiss Coffee, you might like Valspar Cream in my Coffee.

    Behr’s Ultra Pure White is often considered the whitest white on the market because it has an LRV of 94.

    Chantilly Lace vs Behr Ultra Pure White. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    It’s not a green based white like Chantilly Lace, but the color looks pretty darn close!

    Vanilla Milkshake is a bit warmer and darker than Chantilly Lace.

    Its LRV is 83.19.

    Chantilly Lace vs Vanilla Milkshake. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    Vanilla Milkshake is much closer to the color Steam, than it is to Chantilly Lace.

    Wedding Veil is darker and more gray than Chantilly Lace.

    I’m not super qualified to tell you how Wedding Veil looks in real life, because I was only able to find a handful of so-so photos of it.

    Chantilly Lace vs Wedding Veil. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    From what I’ve seen, it does read a bit gray compared to a true white, but you would want to see it for yourself.

    The LRV of Wedding Veil is 85.95.

    Whisper White is almost identical to Polar Bear, but if we’re getting picky, it is a little closer to green.

    Chantilly Lace vs Whisper White. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    The LRV of Whisper White is 89.

    Benjamin Moore “White” is a true white like Chantilly Lace. It has an LRV of 83.56, so it’s a bit darker than Chantilly Lace, and it is slightly more gray. This makes it appear cooler.

    Chantilly Lace vs White. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    Conversations around the Benjamin Moore design studio: “Sure we already have cloud white, but what about white cloud?”

    Okay, alleged conversations.

    If you’re confused, Cloud White is the ultra popular creamy white. White Cloud (this color), is an even creamier, almost peachy, white.

    Chantilly Lace vs White Cloud. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    The LRV of White Cloud is 85.91.

    Benjamin Moore’s White Diamond is similar to White, Wedding Veil, and the other gray whites we have looked at.

    Chantilly Lace vs White Diamond. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    It is darker than Chantilly Lace, and not really creamy at all. That being said, it is a pretty true white, but a cool white.

    I think White Diamond reads brighter than it’s LRV of 84.75.

    Benjamin Moore White Dove is probably their most popular white paint color, and maybe even their most popular color period!

    Technically White Dove is still a true white paint color, with an LRV of around 84. (They used to say 85, now they say 83, but it is comparable to a Sherwin Williams 84ish LRV.) While it can look white, it is much creamier than Chantilly Lace, and it is overtly warm.

    White Dove can have a slightly peach undertone, but typically it appears as a soft white with beige undertones.

    White Heron is darker and ever so slightly creamier than Chantilly Lace.

    Chantilly Lace vs White Heron. A selection of white paint swatches under a larger sample of Chantilly Lace.

    From what I’ve see, White Heron also appears as a very true white. Benjamin Moore does say that it has a cool cast.

    The LRV of White Heron is 86.69.

    Chantilly Lace Final Moody Musings

    Well what else can I possibly have to say about Chantilly Lace? I am wondering the same thing. How about an ultra-quick recap?

    • Chantilly Lace is a bright clean white that isn’t stark
    • Chantilly Lace can coordinate with basically any other color
    • You can use Chantilly Lace on everything from your ceilings down, or just on trim and doors

    Not the right white? I have a collection! :

    Alabaster and Natural choice post. Colors on a wooden background with flour and natural colored yarn.
    Greek Villa vs Alabaster both in beautiful vaulted living rooms with lots of windows.
    Snowbound in a living room with styled built-ins above a photo of White Dove in an empty living room with large multi planed windows.