Looking for the perfect shade of white? Consider Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace! This is a soft white tone with a subtle depth that works beautifully in a variety of interiors. So much so, that we’ve used it in two different homes!
Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace is a bright white that has just a hint of warmth to it so it doesn’t feel stark… making it perfect for trim, cabinets, interiors and exteriors. It’s the perfect complement to spaces with blue hues or slightly cooler colors.
It’s an incredibly popular shade of white, and it’s easy to understand why! Get all the details about this color, including where to use it, what colors it will work well with, and more.
I think this soft shade of white works beautifully in our modern lake house and I’m so glad we took the leap.
We liked it so much at the lake that we added it to our St. Louis dining room recently, too. It’s such a pretty, clear soft white!
Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace
Benjamin Moore describes this color 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.”
It is actually considered Benjamin Moore’s whitest white paint color.
Unlike Soft Chamois, Swiss Coffee, Simply White or White Dove, this is a cooler white, with no yellow or cream. In fact, it leans towards a blue undertone.
When paired with warmer ivory or cream colors, or in North/West facing light, it actually leans just a touch gray. You’d never know it by looking at it on our walls, though!
Chantilly Lace OC-65 Overview
Installations
- Walls
- Furniture
- Trim – It’s perfect for trim both indoors and out! It makes a great exterior accent color.
- Cabinets – It really shines on cabinetry.
- Exterior – It works well for exterior trim, masonry/brick and siding.
How it Feels
- Cool
- Fresh
- Bright
North / West Facing
If you have a North or Western facing room, it tends to read grayish blue – especially during the winter months.
South / East Facing
Chantilly Lace really shines if your home/room receives Southern or Eastern light. It feels soft and warm, yet clean.
Undertones
Chantilly Lace has very little undertones. It’s close to a true white, so it will read different based on lighting conditions. It has a little touch of blue, often lending itself to grays and blues for accent colors.
- Very Slight Blue Undertone
- Slight Gray Undertone
Light Reflective Value (LRV 92.2)
This color has a really high light reflective value of 92.2 out of 100. That makes it one of the brightest colors in the BM line-up.
As a reminder, LRV (Light Reflectance Value) is a system that measures the percentage of light reflected from a surface. It’s a scale commonly used by designers and helps to show the lightness and brightness of colors.
The higher the LRV number, the more light the color reflects. So the more “white” a paint color is, the higher the number on a scale of 0-100. For example, White Dove has an LRV of 85 and Simply White is 91.7.
Recommended Sheens
Paint sheens can make all the difference when applying a paint color to your walls, trim, cabinets and more. The higher the sheen, the more light the color will reflect. For your walls, I tend to recommend an eggshell paint.
Styles
- Modern
- Contemporary
- Farmhouse
- Coastal
Colors to Pair Chantilly Lace With
It looks amazing with blues and greens, but works well with red, orange, and brown hues as well.
- Hale Navy – Use on walls to pair with Hale Navy cabinetry, walls or shutters.
- Benjamin Moore Smoke – You can see how we paired these two together in our garage drop zone area.
- Benjamin Moore Silver Gray
- Benjamin Moore Slate Blue
- White Dove – Use on doors and trim to pair with White Dove walls!
- Pale Oak – Use on doors and trim to pair with Pale Oak walls!
- Benjamin Moore Decorator’s White – is a slightly deeper cool white to pair with this color.
- Benjamin Moore Classic Gray works beautifully with this color as well.
- Sherwin Williams Evergreen Fog for a dramatic contrast.
Trim Paint to Pair With Chantilly Lace
- Chantilly Lace in a higher sheen (learn more about Painting Walls and Trim the Same Color here). Tone on tone feels luxurious while giving the illusion of space and avoiding conflicting undertones.
- Accessible Beige – a newer trend in trim paint, is to use a deeper tone on the trim and baseboards of your home, paired with a brighter white on the walls.
Ceiling Paint to Pair With
- Chantilly Lace in Ceiling Paint
- Or simply choose an un-tinted white ceiling paint
Tips
- Paint Samples – I recommend starting with removable paint samples and then testing your favorites prior to committing.
- Test near your finishes like flooring and cabinetry. Look at paint color morning, afternoon and evening.
- Do not color match with a different brand. Different formulas yield different results.
Frequently Asked Questions
A few favorites from interior designers would be Decorator’s White, White Dove, Simply White, and Chantilly Lace.
Well, that is a matter of opinion, of course! It’s a very bright white, and when compared to other whites in a line-up, it will likely be the “most white” option.
While this color is a true white with a slightly cool undertone, it never feels stark in our home – it’s a soft, simple, clean white.
Color Comparisons
Chantilly Lace versus Simply White
Whereas Chantilly Lace has the slightest cool undertone, Simply White has the slightest touch of cream. Simply White can read a little yellow in comparison, so be careful when placing this color next to true whites, marble countertops or white bathtubs and backsplashes.
Chantilly Lace versus Super White
Another popular Benjamin Moore white color is Super White. With an LRV of 89.09, the colors are very similar. However, Super White reads just a little cooler than Chantilly Lace, with a very slightly deeper gray undertone.
Chantilly Lace versus Sherwin Williams High Reflective White
High Reflective White is one of the truest white paint colors on the market. It has a higher LRV than Chantilly Lace, coming in at 93. It can read just a touch more blue/cold than Chantilly Lace!
Sherwin Williams Equivalent
When using a different brand, the formula is different, resulting in a difference in depth, undertone and temperature. Sherwin Williams High Reflective White or Pure White are similar, but certainly not exact matches.
Designers Who Frequently Use this Color
- Bunny Williams
- Anthony Dunning
- Genna Margolis
- Kriste Michelini Interiors
- Jamie Haller
Chantilly Lace Dining Room
We recently wallpapered and painted in the formal dining room of our St. Louis home, and we chose Chantilly White for this space. It’s beautiful!
Here’s a couple close up shots of the woodwork, before the wallpaper went on.
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Hi! I am painting my kitchen walls and trim Chantilly lace and am planning on painting my island BM smoke. Would you recommend painting the cabinets Chantilly lace, decorators white, or classic grey? Thanks in advance for your time 🙂
I personally wouldn’t introduce a third color.
I’m interested in pairing chantilly lace cabinets with a white with grey veiny quartz but I am having trouble finding a white that compliments it. Do you have any suggestions? Should the white match or should it be softer/warm or cooler? Thank you.
I recommend tone on tone – paint the walls in Chantilly as well.
Thank you.
Thank you Julie. But I’m a little confused because I understand that Chantilly does not have any real undertones. It is a true white, therefore I’m stuck on trying to figure out what I should look for in another white to compliment it.
That’s what everyone says, but it does have color added to it, so it is not. Are you considering it for walls, trim or both? I recommend doing tone on tone (as shown in these images).
I’d like to paint my brick fireplace chantilly white (Benjamin Moore) Walls are assessable gray ( Sherman Williams)
Hi Julie,
I appreciate you taking the time to answer my question. I have just painted chantilly lace on all my baseboards, haven’t painted the doors and frames yet. I painted my office simply white and it looks a little too yellow but on my bathroom cabinets it looks amazing. I painted my daughters room and guest room chantilly lace and it does look a little stark. Not bad, but I need to choose a white for the main areas of the house and I’m between simply white and chantilly lace. If I cut simply white to reduce the yellow, how much do you suggest? Also can I leave the trim chantilly lace and paint the walls simply white? Please let me know your thoughts on what to paint the doors if I do walls simply white and have baseboards Chantilly lace. I plan on doing kitchen in either silly white or chantilly lace as well. It’s really those two colors I’m struggling between. I am doing our mater bedroom in white dove cut by 50%. Thank you for your advice.
Hi Callie!
Unfortunately, we don’t do any paint consultations at this time. However, I will say that I wouldn’t combine Chantilly Lace with Simply White, as they seem to have very different undertones. Chantilly runs a touch more gray and Simply White a touch yellow. I would try to paint the walls and trim the same color using this technique – it’s the best way to ensure your trim and walls don’t clash! https://julieblanner.com/painting-walls-and-trim-the-same-color/
Good luck!
Julie