Divine White (SW 6105) vs Alabaster (SW 7008)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Alabaster, LRV 82 vs 72.
- Warmer
- Divine White, both warm white (Lab b* 8.6 vs 5.2).
- North rooms
- Alabaster: keeps more brightness (L* 88.8 vs 84.3 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.2 vs 4.8).
- Trim that works
- Creamy SW 7012, #EFE8DB, LRV 81: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 4.4, noticeably different. At 4.4, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Divine White (SW 6105) is darker than Alabaster (SW 7008) and warmer: LRV 72 vs 82, deltaE 4.4 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Divine White | Alabaster | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 6105 | SW 7008 | |
| Hex | #E6DCCD | #EDEAE0 | |
| RGB | 230, 220, 205 | 237, 234, 224 | |
| HSL | 36°, 33%, 85% | 46°, 27%, 90% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72 | 82 | −10 |
| Lab L* | 88.2 | 92.7 | −4.5 |
| Lab a* | 0.9 | -0.7 | +1.6 |
| Lab b* | 8.6 | 5.2 | +3.4 |
| Undertone | Warm | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Off-white | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Divine White (SW 6105), published as #E6DCCD
#D5D2CB
#F8E6CD
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 Alabaster (SW 7008) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 10 LRV points lighter (82 vs 72), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Alabaster (SW 7008) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 5.2 against 8.6, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Divine White (SW 6105) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 8.6), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Divine White in other brands
Closest matches to Alabaster in other brands
Common questions
- Is Divine White the same color as Alabaster?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.4. Most people can see the difference between Divine White and Alabaster side by side.
- Which is lighter, Divine White or Alabaster?
- Alabaster, with an LRV of 82 against 72.
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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.