Sherwin-Williams Snowbound review (SW 7004)

What color is Snowbound?

Snowbound (SW 7004) is a soft, clean white. It has just a whisper of warmth, enough to avoid looking blue or icy, but not enough to read as cream. That makes it one of the most neutral whites Sherwin-Williams makes.

Snowbound undertones

Snowbound measures only +2.8 on the yellow–blue axis and +0.1 on green–red: almost perfectly neutral. Some people describe a faint "putty" softness when it sits beside a cooler white; that comes from its slightly lower brightness rather than a colored cast.

Snowbound LRV and light

With an LRV of 82.8, Snowbound is bright but not stark. In north light it can look slightly gray; in south light it stays clean and soft.

Simulated from the manufacturer's color values. Always test a sample in your own light.

Best uses for Snowbound

Walls, trim and ceilings

Snowbound is a clean, near-neutral white (yellow–blue +2.8, green–red +0.1). That balance lets it work as one white for walls, trim and ceilings in different sheens.

Living rooms

It suits modern and transitional living rooms with gray, black and white furniture. With warm woods it reads as a clean white, not cold.

Kitchens and cabinets

A dependable cabinet white beside white or gray quartz and marble. It looks cleaner than warm whites without the starkness of the brightest whites.

Bathrooms

With white tile and chrome it gives a crisp, quiet look. Under warm bulbs it stays white rather than cream.

Exteriors

Sherwin-Williams lists it for exterior use; in sun it reads as a clean bright white suited to siding and trim.

When to avoid Snowbound

Avoid Snowbound if you want a cozy, creamy white: beside warm cream tile or honey oak it can look slightly cool. As trim with very warm walls such as Antique White (SW 6119), a warmer white looks more natural.

Snowbound color strip

High Reflective White, above it on the strip, is the brightest Sherwin-Williams white; the colors below step into soft off-whites and light grays.

Snowbound hex code, RGB and LRV

Sherwin-Williams lists Snowbound (SW 7004) as hex #EDEAE5, RGB 237, 234, 229 and LRV 82.771.

Colors that go with Snowbound

Snowbound vs Pure White, Alabaster and Extra White

Snowbound (LRV 82.8) is almost as bright as Pure White (84.0) but slightly softer, with no green-gray lean. It is far less warm than Alabaster (yellow–blue +2.8 vs +5.2), so it reads as white rather than cream, and a little deeper and gentler than Extra White. That makes Snowbound a good choice when the brightest whites feel stark but you don't want any creaminess.

Snowbound on cabinets and trim

On kitchen cabinets it looks clean beside both white quartz and warmer stone. As trim it suits light greiges such as Egret White and cool grays alike.

Snowbound in north-facing rooms

Because it has so little warmth, north light can make it look slightly gray; a warmer white holds up better there. Compare all whites on the types of white paint page.

Colors similar to Snowbound

White Sand and Natural White are its nearest Sherwin-Williams neighbors. For the closest well-known alternative, see Snowbound vs Pure White.

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 color difference between the two manufacturer colors: around 1 is barely visible; 2–3 is visible when the chips sit side by side.

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