Alabaster (SW 7008) vs Neutral Ground (SW 7568)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Alabaster, LRV 82 vs 70.
- Warmer
- Neutral Ground (Lab b* 8.9 vs 5.2). Alabaster reads warm white; Neutral Ground reads greige.
- North rooms
- Alabaster: keeps more brightness (L* 88.8 vs 83.4 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.2 vs 4.6).
- Trim that works
- Roman Column SW 7562, #F6F0E2, LRV 88: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 4.5, noticeably different. At 4.5, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Neutral Ground
More comparisons with Neutral Ground
Alabaster (SW 7008) is lighter than Neutral Ground (SW 7568) and cooler: LRV 82 vs 70, deltaE 4.5 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Alabaster | Neutral Ground | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7008 | SW 7568 | |
| Hex | #EDEAE0 | #E2DACA | |
| RGB | 237, 234, 224 | 226, 218, 202 | |
| HSL | 46°, 27%, 90% | 40°, 29%, 84% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 | 70 | +12 |
| Lab L* | 92.7 | 87.3 | +5.4 |
| Lab a* | -0.7 | 0.0 | −0.8 |
| Lab b* | 5.2 | 8.9 | −3.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | White | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Alabaster (SW 7008), published as #EDEAE0
#DBE0DE
#FFF4E0
Neutral Ground (SW 7568), published as #E2DACA
#D1D0C8
#F4E4CA
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 12 LRV points lighter (82 vs 70), 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 8.9, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Neutral Ground (SW 7568) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 8.9), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Alabaster in other brands
Closest matches to Neutral Ground in other brands
Common questions
- Is Alabaster the same color as Neutral Ground?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.5. Most people can see the difference between Alabaster and Neutral Ground side by side.
- Which is lighter, Alabaster or Neutral Ground?
- Alabaster, with an LRV of 82 against 70.
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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.