Alabaster (SW 7008) vs Agreeable Gray (SW 7029)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Alabaster, LRV 82 vs 60.
- Warmer
- Agreeable Gray (Lab b* 5.7 vs 5.2). Alabaster reads warm white; Agreeable Gray reads greige.
- North rooms
- Alabaster: keeps more brightness (L* 88.8 vs 77.9 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.2 vs 4.6).
- Trim that works
- Greek Villa SW 7551, #F0ECE2, LRV 84: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 7.1, clearly different. At 7.1, treat them as different colors.
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Agreeable Gray
More comparisons with Agreeable Gray
Alabaster (SW 7008) is much lighter than Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) and about as warm: LRV 82 vs 60, deltaE 7.1 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Alabaster | Agreeable Gray | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7008 | SW 7029 | |
| Hex | #EDEAE0 | #D1CBC1 | |
| RGB | 237, 234, 224 | 209, 203, 193 | |
| HSL | 46°, 27%, 90% | 37°, 15%, 79% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 | 60 | +22 |
| Lab L* | 92.7 | 81.9 | +10.8 |
| Lab a* | -0.7 | 0.3 | −1.1 |
| Lab b* | 5.2 | 5.7 | −0.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm Beige | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | White | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Alabaster (SW 7008), published as #EDEAE0
#DBE0DE
#FFF4E0
Agreeable Gray (SW 7029), published as #D1CBC1
#C0C1BF
#E3D5C1
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 22 LRV points lighter (82 vs 60), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Alabaster in other brands
Closest matches to Agreeable Gray in other brands
Common questions
- Is Alabaster the same color as Agreeable Gray?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 7.1. Alabaster and Agreeable Gray are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Alabaster or Agreeable Gray?
- Alabaster, with an LRV of 82 against 60.
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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.