Alabaster (SW 7008) vs Creamy (SW 7012)
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Alabaster, LRV 82 vs 81.
- Warmer
- Creamy, both warm white (Lab b* 7.2 vs 5.2).
- North rooms
- Alabaster drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.2 vs 4.5); both keep about the same brightness.
- Trim that works
- Ivory Lace SW 7013, #ECE5D8, LRV 79: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 2.0, very close. At 2.0, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
See each color
Alabaster (SW 7008) is about as light as Creamy (SW 7012) and slightly cooler: LRV 82 vs 81, deltaE 2.0 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Alabaster | Creamy | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7008 | SW 7012 | |
| Hex | #EDEAE0 | #EFE8DB | |
| RGB | 237, 234, 224 | 239, 232, 219 | |
| HSL | 46°, 27%, 90% | 39°, 38%, 90% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 | 81 | +1 |
| Lab L* | 92.7 | 92.2 | +0.5 |
| Lab a* | -0.7 | 0.2 | −0.9 |
| Lab b* | 5.2 | 7.2 | −2.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm Yellow | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | White | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Alabaster (SW 7008), published as #EDEAE0
#DBE0DE
#FFF4E0
Creamy (SW 7012), published as #EFE8DB
#DDDED9
#FFF2DB
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 1 LRV points lighter (82 vs 81), 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 7.2, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Creamy (SW 7012) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 7.2), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Alabaster in other brands
Closest matches to Creamy in other brands
Common questions
- Is Alabaster the same color as Creamy?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.0. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Alabaster and Creamy.
- Which is lighter, Alabaster or Creamy?
- Alabaster, with an LRV of 82 against 81.
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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.