Alabaster (SW 7008)
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Alabaster (SW 7008) is a very light, warm white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Alabaster
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Alabaster by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Alabaster, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Dune White | 968 | 80.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Silky White | PPU7-12 | 83.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Polar White | 7003-16 | 85 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Winter Mood | 14-16 | 84 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams white colors nearest to Alabaster (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Alabaster
Darker than Alabaster
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7008 |
| Hex | #EDEAE0 |
| RGB | 237, 234, 224 |
| HSL | 46°, 27%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.7, -0.7, 5.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Alabaster (SW 7008), published as #EDEAE0
#DBE0DE
#FFF4E0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Alabaster (SW 7008)?
- Alabaster has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Alabaster is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Alabaster in another brand?
- Winter Mood (PPG 14-16) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Alabaster warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Alabaster as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.2; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
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.