Extra White (SW 7006) vs Alabaster (SW 7008)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Extra White, LRV 86 vs 82.
- Warmer
- Alabaster (Lab b* 5.2 vs 2.3). Extra White reads neutral white; Alabaster reads warm white.
- North rooms
- Extra White: keeps more brightness (L* 90.4 vs 88.8 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.0 vs 3.2).
- Trim that works
- Cotton SW 9581, #EEEBE1, LRV 83: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 2.8, noticeably different. At 2.8, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
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Extra White
More comparisons with Extra White
Extra White (SW 7006) is slightly lighter than Alabaster (SW 7008) and slightly cooler: LRV 86 vs 82, deltaE 2.8 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Extra White | Alabaster | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7006 | SW 7008 | |
| Hex | #EEEFEA | #EDEAE0 | |
| RGB | 238, 239, 234 | 237, 234, 224 | |
| HSL | 72°, 14%, 93% | 46°, 27%, 90% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 86 | 82 | +4 |
| Lab L* | 94.3 | 92.7 | +1.6 |
| Lab a* | -1.2 | -0.7 | −0.5 |
| Lab b* | 2.3 | 5.2 | −2.9 |
| Undertone | Yellow | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | White | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Extra White (SW 7006), published as #EEEFEA
#DCE5E8
#FFF9EA
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 Extra White (SW 7006) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 4 LRV points lighter (86 vs 82), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Extra White (SW 7006) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 2.3 against 5.2, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Alabaster (SW 7008) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 5.2), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Extra White in other brands
Closest matches to Alabaster in other brands
Common questions
- Is Extra White the same color as Alabaster?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.8. Most people can see the difference between Extra White and Alabaster side by side.
- Which is lighter, Extra White or Alabaster?
- Extra White, with an LRV of 86 against 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.