Alabaster (SW 7008) vs Whitetail (SW 7103)

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

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Whitetail SW 7103 (simulated) — Whitetail SW 7103#F4EFE4, LRV 86

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

Quick decision

Lighter: Whitetail, LRV 86 vs 82.
Warmer: About the same, both warm white (Lab b* 5.2 vs 5.9).
North rooms: Whitetail keeps more brightness (L* 90.6 vs 88.8 in north light); Alabaster drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.2 vs 4.0).
Trim that works: Westhighland White SW 7566, #F3EEE3, LRV 86: 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

WhitetailSherwin-Williams, SW 7103LRV 86, #F4EFE4

Alabaster (SW 7008) is slightly darker than Whitetail (SW 7103) and about as warm: LRV 82 vs 86, deltaE 1.5 (very close).

Side by side

Measure	Alabaster	Whitetail	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7008	SW 7103
Hex	#EDEAE0	#F4EFE4
RGB	237, 234, 224	244, 239, 228
HSL	46°, 27%, 90%	41°, 42%, 93%
LRV (light reflectance value)	82	86	−4
Lab L*	92.7	94.6	−1.9
Lab a*	-0.7	-0.2	−0.5
Lab b*	5.2	5.9	−0.7
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

Whitetail (SW 7103), published as #F4EFE4

North light (cool, indirect)
#E2E5E2

South light (warm, direct)
#FFF9E4

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 Whitetail (SW 7103) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 4 LRV points lighter (86 vs 82), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Alabaster in other brands

Closest matches to Whitetail in other brands

Common questions

Is Alabaster the same color as Whitetail?: They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.5. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Alabaster and Whitetail.
Which is lighter, Alabaster or Whitetail?: Whitetail, with an LRV of 86 against 82.

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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.