White Dove (BM OC-17) vs Alabaster (SW 7008)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- White Dove, LRV 83.2 vs 82.
- Warmer
- About the same, both warm white (Lab b* 4.5 vs 5.2).
- North rooms
- White Dove: keeps more brightness (L* 90.0 vs 88.8 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 2.1 vs 3.2).
- Trim that works
- Mountain Peak White BM 2148-70, #F7F5EB, LRV 88.6: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 1.2, very close. At 1.2, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
See each color
White Dove (BM OC-17) is about as light as Alabaster (SW 7008) and about as warm: LRV 83.2 vs 82, deltaE 1.2 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | White Dove | Alabaster | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | OC-17 | SW 7008 | |
| Hex | #EFEEE5 | #EDEAE0 | |
| RGB | 239, 238, 229 | 237, 234, 224 | |
| HSL | 54°, 24%, 92% | 46°, 27%, 90% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83.2 | 82 | +1.2 |
| Lab L* | 94.0 | 92.7 | +1.3 |
| Lab a* | -1.2 | -0.7 | −0.5 |
| Lab b* | 4.5 | 5.2 | −0.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | White | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
White Dove (BM OC-17), published as #EFEEE5
#DDE4E3
#FFF8E5
Alabaster (SW 7008), published as #EDEAE0
#DBE0DE
#FFF4E0
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick White Dove (BM OC-17) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1.2 LRV points lighter (83.2 vs 82), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to White Dove in other brands
Closest matches to Alabaster in other brands
Common questions
- Is White Dove the same color as Alabaster?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.2. Side by side you may see a slight difference between White Dove and Alabaster.
- Which is lighter, White Dove or Alabaster?
- White Dove, with an LRV of 83.2 against 82.
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Sources: White Dove: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02); Alabaster: 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.