Alabaster (SW 7008) vs Accessible Beige (SW 7036)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Alabaster, LRV 82 vs 58.
- Warmer
- Accessible Beige (Lab b* 8.8 vs 5.2). Alabaster reads warm white; Accessible Beige reads greige.
- North rooms
- Alabaster: keeps more brightness (L* 88.8 vs 76.7 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.2 vs 4.9).
- Trim that works
- Creamy SW 7012, #EFE8DB, LRV 81: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 8.5, clearly different. At 8.5, treat them as different colors.
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Accessible Beige
More comparisons with Accessible Beige
Alabaster (SW 7008) is much lighter than Accessible Beige (SW 7036) and cooler: LRV 82 vs 58, deltaE 8.5 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Alabaster | Accessible Beige | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7008 | SW 7036 | |
| Hex | #EDEAE0 | #D1C7B8 | |
| RGB | 237, 234, 224 | 209, 199, 184 | |
| HSL | 46°, 27%, 90% | 36°, 21%, 77% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 | 58 | +24 |
| Lab L* | 92.7 | 80.7 | +12.0 |
| Lab a* | -0.7 | 0.9 | −1.7 |
| Lab b* | 5.2 | 8.8 | −3.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm Sandy | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | White | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Alabaster (SW 7008), published as #EDEAE0
#DBE0DE
#FFF4E0
Accessible Beige (SW 7036), published as #D1C7B8
#C0BDB6
#E2D1B8
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 24 LRV points lighter (82 vs 58), 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 8.8, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Accessible Beige (SW 7036) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 8.8), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Alabaster in other brands
Closest matches to Accessible Beige in other brands
Common questions
- Is Alabaster the same color as Accessible Beige?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 8.5. Alabaster and Accessible Beige are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Alabaster or Accessible Beige?
- Alabaster, with an LRV of 82 against 58.
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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.