Marshmallow (SW 7001) vs Alabaster (SW 7008)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- About the same: LRV 82 vs 82.
- Warmer
- About the same, both warm white (Lab b* 5.0 vs 5.2).
- North rooms
- Alabaster drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.2 vs 3.8); both keep about the same brightness.
- Trim that works
- Cold Foam SW 9504, #EFECE3, LRV 84: the Sherwin-Williams 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
Marshmallow (SW 7001) is about as light as Alabaster (SW 7008) and about as warm: LRV 82 vs 82, deltaE 1.2 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Marshmallow | Alabaster | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7001 | SW 7008 | |
| Hex | #EEE9E0 | #EDEAE0 | |
| RGB | 238, 233, 224 | 237, 234, 224 | |
| HSL | 39°, 29%, 91% | 46°, 27%, 90% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 | 82 | 0 |
| Lab L* | 92.5 | 92.7 | −0.2 |
| Lab a* | 0.1 | -0.7 | +0.9 |
| Lab b* | 5.0 | 5.2 | −0.3 |
| Undertone | Warm | Neutral | |
| Temperature | neutral | warm | |
| Color family | White | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Marshmallow (SW 7001), published as #EEE9E0
#DCDFDE
#FFF3E0
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 Marshmallow (SW 7001) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 0 LRV points lighter (82 vs 82), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Marshmallow in other brands
Closest matches to Alabaster in other brands
Common questions
- Is Marshmallow 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 Marshmallow and Alabaster.
- Which is lighter, Marshmallow or Alabaster?
- Neither: both have an LRV of 82.
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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.