Alabaster (SW 7008) vs White Flour (SW 7102)

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

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams White Flour SW 7102 (simulated) — White Flour SW 7102#F4EFE5, LRV 87

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

Quick decision

Lighter: White Flour, LRV 87 vs 82.
Warmer: About the same, both warm white (Lab b* 5.2 vs 5.4).
North rooms: White Flour keeps more brightness (L* 90.7 vs 88.8 in north light); Alabaster drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.2 vs 3.9).
Trim that works: Greek Villa SW 7551, #F0ECE2, LRV 84: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 1.5, very close. At 1.5, 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

White FlourSherwin-Williams, SW 7102LRV 87, #F4EFE5

Alabaster (SW 7008) is darker than White Flour (SW 7102) and about as warm: LRV 82 vs 87, deltaE 1.5 (very close).

Side by side

Measure	Alabaster	White Flour	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7008	SW 7102
Hex	#EDEAE0	#F4EFE5
RGB	237, 234, 224	244, 239, 229
HSL	46°, 27%, 90%	40°, 41%, 93%
LRV (light reflectance value)	82	87	−5
Lab L*	92.7	94.6	−1.9
Lab a*	-0.7	0.0	−0.7
Lab b*	5.2	5.4	−0.2
Undertone	Neutral	Neutral
Temperature	warm	warm
Color family	White	White

Same paint, two kinds of light

Alabaster (SW 7008), published as #EDEAE0

North light (cool, indirect)
#DBE0DE

South light (warm, direct)
#FFF4E0

White Flour (SW 7102), published as #F4EFE5

North light (cool, indirect)
#E2E5E3

South light (warm, direct)
#FFF9E5

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 White Flour (SW 7102) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 5 LRV points lighter (87 vs 82), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Alabaster in other brands

Closest matches to White Flour in other brands

Common questions

Is Alabaster the same color as White Flour?: They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.5. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Alabaster and White Flour.
Which is lighter, Alabaster or White Flour?: White Flour, with an LRV of 87 against 82.

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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.