Alabaster (SW 7008) vs Pearly White (SW 7009)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Alabaster SW 7008 (simulated) — Alabaster SW 7008#EDEAE0, LRV 82

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Pearly White SW 7009 (simulated) — Pearly White SW 7009#E8E3D9, LRV 77

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.

Quick decision

Lighter: Alabaster, LRV 82 vs 77.
Warmer: About the same, both warm white (Lab b* 5.2 vs 5.5).
North rooms: Alabaster: keeps more brightness (L* 88.8 vs 86.4 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.2 vs 4.0).
Trim that works: Greek Villa SW 7551, #F0ECE2, LRV 84: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 1.7, very close. At 1.7, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.

See each color

AlabasterSherwin-Williams, SW 7008LRV 82, #EDEAE0

More comparisons with Alabaster

Pearly WhiteSherwin-Williams, SW 7009LRV 77, #E8E3D9

More comparisons with Pearly White

Alabaster (SW 7008) is lighter than Pearly White (SW 7009) and about as warm: LRV 82 vs 77, deltaE 1.7 (very close).

Side by side

Measure	Alabaster	Pearly White	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7008	SW 7009
Hex	#EDEAE0	#E8E3D9
RGB	237, 234, 224	232, 227, 217
HSL	46°, 27%, 90%	40°, 25%, 88%
LRV (light reflectance value)	82	77	+5
Lab L*	92.7	90.4	+2.3
Lab a*	-0.7	0.0	−0.7
Lab b*	5.2	5.5	−0.3
Undertone	Neutral	Neutral
Temperature	warm	warm
Color family	White	Off-white

Same paint, two kinds of light

Alabaster (SW 7008), published as #EDEAE0

North light (cool, indirect)
#DBE0DE

South light (warm, direct)
#FFF4E0

Pearly White (SW 7009), published as #E8E3D9

North light (cool, indirect)
#D6D9D7

South light (warm, direct)
#FAEDD9

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 5 LRV points lighter (82 vs 77), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Alabaster in other brands

Closest matches to Pearly White in other brands

Common questions

Is Alabaster the same color as Pearly White?: They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.7. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Alabaster and Pearly White.
Which is lighter, Alabaster or Pearly White?: Alabaster, with an LRV of 82 against 77.

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By Paint Pairs. Color data from manufacturer specifications, via PaintDB. The most-viewed colors are checked against each manufacturer's own color page.

Published 2026-10-01. Updated 2026-10-01.

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.