Need a Pure White Now? See Benjamin Moore OC-65 & Similar Options

We’ve all been there. You decide to re-paint a room white and are suddenly confronted with an overwhelming range of possibilities. Oh those undertones! Grey, brown, blue, green…heavens to Betty White, the whites look quite different when viewed side by side in your space. If the right white for you is bright and clear and brings to mind fresh cotton and pure silk, you may love the white purity of Benjamin Moore OC-65...Chantilly Lace.

Lovely exterior with Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace and Coral Spice. #chantillylace #coralspice #frontdoorcolors
BM Chantilly Lace and Coral Spice

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Need a Pure White or Benjamin Moore OC-65 Chantilly Lace?

What Type of White is Benjamin Moore OC-65?

Chantilly Lace is one of the “whitest white” paint colors. Pure, bright, and neutral, this white has two numbers associated with it (both Benjamin Moore OC-65 and also Benjamin Moore 2121-70). It is one of those whitest whites with minimal to no undertones.

Crisp and bright, it has a light reflectance value of 90.04.

Chantilly Lace (Benjamin Moore) in coastal living room with shiplap, oars, and design by Kriste Michelini Interiors. House Beautiful - Photo: Thomas Kuoh. #chantillylace
House Beautiful (Photo: Thomas Kuoh) – Kriste Michelini Interiors

You’ll recall LRV is the percentage of light the paint color will reflect back into the room. (Black would have an LRV closer to 0.)

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Erin Fetherston’s beautiful breakfast nook painted Chantilly Lace

From hundreds of white and off-white colors, Benjamin Moore narrowed down their “most pure” white paint to Chantilly Lace OC-65 and Super White OC-152. They say “Both have little to no visible undertone, making them two of our ‘whitest white’ paint colors.”

Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace in a cozy bedroom with window seat and wood ceiling - Jamie Haller design. House Beautiful - Photo: Jenna Ohtemus Peffley. #chantillylace
House Beautiful (Photo: Jenna Ohtemus Peffley) – Jamie Haller Design
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Will OC-65 Be Too White or Too Sterile?

While Chantilly Lace is a neutral white, bear in mind there are factors such as natural light that will affect how this color reads in a particular context.

Chantilly Lace in a kitchen with black and gold accents - Benjamin Moore. #chantillylace #whitepaintcolors
Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace

It will be perceived differently in artificial light, ambient light, and natural light.

Chantilly Lace paint color on fireplace wall - Julie Rootes design; Photo: Paul Dyer in House Beautiful. #chantillylace #bmchantillylace
House Beautiful (Photo: Paul Dyer) – Julie Rootes Design

Chantilly Lace in a room with Northern Exposure may look slightly blue or gray because of the qualities of Northern Light. In a kitchen with Western Exposure, Chantilly Lace may feel a bit too chilly to you in the morning since that space won’t receive the best light until the afternoon.

Chantilly Lace paint color on house exterior with Dutch door and farmhouse decor - Studio McGee. #chantillylace #whitepaintcolors #exteriorcolors
Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace on house exterior – Studio McGee

If you spend mornings in the kitchen, you may want a white with more warmth or even a color with pink undertones. That’s why it’s so important to sample at least three different whites and watch how they change over the course of the day. Some whites will change very little from day to night, while others may surprise you.

Classic Nordic French white kitchen with light grey painted floors, topiaries near window, and classic pendants (Circa Lighting) over island - Loi of Tone on Tone. #whitekitchens #toneontone #bmshoreline #bmchantillylace
Loi ThaiChantilly Lace OC-65 is a gorgeous cool white without yellow undertones for these painted kitchen cabinets…in case you’re seeking the perfect white paint.
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Is Chantilly Lace a Trustworthy White for Trim?

It’s a great white for trim. First of all, white trim is one of those timeless design elements that works across a variety of architectural and design styles. Second, Chantilly Lace is one of the more “adaptable” whites. It is bright and clean so it quite effortlessly pairs with just about all color combinations.

Beautiful coastal house exterior with BM Chantilly Lace painted trim (Huniford Design Studio) in House Beautiful - Photo: Matthew Williams. #bmchantillylace #chantillylace
House Beautiful (Photo: Matthew Williams) – Huniford Design Studio

After all, it is more likely that you’ll be changing your wall color before your trim color. Lastly, the high light reflectance (LRV) of this white means there will be a ton of reflected light back into the space…which is nearly always the goal.

Beautiful traditional house exterior painted Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace - Gathered Group. #benjaminmoore #chantillylace #whitepaint #paintcolors #exteriorcolors #houseexteriors
Charming house exterior painted Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace Gathered Group. Also see THIS POST for house exteriors.

How Does Chantilly Lace Compare to Other Popular Whites?

Benjamin Moore White Dove is a wildly popular off white and is going to read softer and more muted than Chantilly Lace. It may even appear a bit “dingy” right next to Chantilly Lace. Simply White is another trustworthy, often used white color that has warm yellow undertones which will make the color appear warm next to Chantilly Lace with its minimal undertones.

Chantilly Lace by Benjamin Moore white paint on nursery walls - Jillian Harris. #benjaminmoore #chantillylace #whitepaint #paintcolors #bestwhites #nursery
Darling white nursery with Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace Jillian Harris. Bright White Paint Colors With Minimal Undertones…in case you’re searching for paint color ideas.
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Chantilly Lace: Similar Colors

Other BM whites similar to this white include: Distant Gray, Ice Mist, Snow White, and Frostine. Different shades of Chantilly Lace include: White Diamond, Iced Cube Silver, Silver Half Dollar, Pewter, Steel Wool, and Gray. Colors that will match? White Wisp, Bird’s Egg, Classic Gray, and Georgia Pink.

Photo: Robert Radifera Photography
House Beautiful (Photo: Robert Radifera Photography) – Britt Design Studio

Sample the Color With Two Other Whites First

It is smart to sample at least three whites to make sure to arrive at the best white for your room. You can sample with a brush-on sample method:

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Or an easier way to sample? Order a peel and stick sample along with a couple other contenders (i.e. White Dove, OC-151) from Samplize and have them delivered straight to your door.

Sample This White: Chantilly Lace – Benjamin Moore

I have enjoyed great success with this white for ceilings, walls, doors, trim, and even furniture. Many designers swear by it for brightening up dim hallways, kitchens, closets and more. With that light reflectance value (LRV) of 90.04, your future is bright!

Sample an Off White Such as White Dove for Comparison

In order to get a sense of how a different sort of white may work in your space, compare Chantilly Lace to a beautiful off-white but softer shade:

Notice how the swatch above of White Dove appears almost tan or linen-colored, but the paint is actually an off-white that appears like this on cabinetry:

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BM White Dove – Design: Caitlin Creer Interiors
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Try BM White OC-151

This is the off-white for which I am most familiar! I painted interiors throughout our entire former home this color (walls, windows, trim, ceilings). Ready to see it? (Just made this, and the white rooms from our prior home are OC-151:

The LRV is slightly lower for this color (83.56), and you may notice cooler undertones.

In fact, the swatch above appears slightly grey. Such undertones may appear more pronounced when you view the sample in your unique lighting and with the other whites side by side.

White walls painted BM OC-150. Floral quilt with dusty rose in a sweet bedroom with fall light - Hello Lovely Studio.
Serene bedroom with walls painted Benjamin Moore White OC-151 – Hello Lovely Studio

In person, the color is a crisp white, and I go into detail about it HERE.

BM White OC-151 on walls in our French Nordic bedroom - Hello Lovely Studio. #bmwhiteoc151 #whitepaintcolors
Hello Lovely – BM White OC-151

This white is a bright white like Chantilly Lace as you can see from my former bedroom above and on this board:

and the exterior board and batten (below).

Board and batten coastal cottage exterior of a home in Palmetto Bluffs with interiors by Lisa Furey. #coastalcottage #boardandbatten #houseexteriors #whitecottage
Lisa Furey Interiors – BM White OC-151

Like me, designer Lisa Furey loved White OC-151 so much, she used it on the interior walls, cabinetry, shiplap, ceilings and trim as well:

Benjamin Moore White OC-151 paint color on cottage kitchen Palmetto Bluff by Lisa Furey. #benjaminmoorewhite #paintcolors #whitepaint #bestwhites #kitchendecor
Cabinets and walls painted Benjamin Moore White OC-151; Lisa Furey Interiors…in case you need ideas for interior paint in flat, matte, eggshell, or semigloss sheen.

I sampled Chantilly Lace along with White OC-151 and discovered that with our home’s lighting, a cooler white was a better option with the lighting.

BM White OC-151. Christmas decor in a country house entry with red boots, red plaid scarf, wooly pom pom wreath, and fresh greenery. #hellolovelystudio #christmasdecor #redboots #pompomwreath
Benjamin Moore White OC-151- Hello Lovely Studio

So sample as many whites as you can to get it right the first time.

Can You Use Just One White for Walls AND Trim?

Sure. One white can create a very seamless, modern, gallery-like look when you use the single shade in different sheens for walls (matte or eggshell), ceiling (flat), and trim (semigloss). And here’s an example where window frames were painted a high contrast black.

Chantilly Lace white painted living room with sectional - @theazbeachhouse. #chantillylacepaint #whitepaintcolors #livingroom #benjaminmoore #paintcolors
@tehazbeachhouseChantilly Lace in a modern farmhouse style space

But Chantilly Lace is also beautiful with a host of gray paint colors.

One of my favorite gray paint colors is what our living room is painted: Sherwin-Williams Repose Gray, and here it is paired with Chantilly Lace in a kitchen:

Elegant white farmhouse kitchen with Benjamin Moore Repose Grey cabinets, subway tile, gold accents, and reclaimed barn wood. Design: Finding Lovely. Wall color: Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace. #paintcolors #bestwhites #interiordesign
Breathtaking kitchen painted Benjamin Moore Chantilly LaceFinding Lovely

You can see it with high contrast in a kitchen with BM Cheating Heart on cabinetry here:

BM Chantilly Lace on walls in kitchen with Cheating Heart on cabinets - @skyececeliadesign. #bmchantillylace #bmcheatingheart
@skyececeliadesign – BM Cheating Heart and Chantilly Lace

White Walls Play Nice with Wood Tones & Color

The beauty of white is that it can become such a wonderful canvas for the rest of the home. If you’re thinking modern bright whites are only at home in a “modern farmhouse” with black, expand your perspective by thinking about it as a foundation to play with color.

Chantilly Lace (Benjamin Moore) painted paneling in a beautiful dining room by Amelia Lawrence Style. #chantillylace
Chantilly Lace in a gorgeous dining room by Amelia Lawrence Style

These classic interiors in an apartment are also classic, not informal farmhouse in nature, and you’ll see how the living room has white walls with a mix of colors including green:

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For more help choosing the perfect white, SEE THIS, and here are a few more ideas for an exterior white paint color:

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I hope these ideas for a crisp white paint color to sample help you discover the just right white for your project!

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Peace to you right where you are.

-michele

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