Alabaster (SW 7008) vs City Loft (SW 7631)
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Alabaster, LRV 82 vs 70.
- Warmer
- About the same (Lab b* 5.2 vs 5.0). Alabaster reads warm white; City Loft reads greige.
- North rooms
- Alabaster: keeps more brightness (L* 88.8 vs 83.3 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.2 vs 4.1).
- Trim that works
- Cotton SW 9581, #EEEBE1, LRV 83: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 3.6, noticeably different. At 3.6, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Alabaster (SW 7008) is lighter than City Loft (SW 7631) and about as warm: LRV 82 vs 70, deltaE 3.6 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Alabaster | City Loft | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7008 | SW 7631 | |
| Hex | #EDEAE0 | #DFDAD1 | |
| RGB | 237, 234, 224 | 223, 218, 209 | |
| HSL | 46°, 27%, 90% | 39°, 18%, 85% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 | 70 | +12 |
| Lab L* | 92.7 | 87.2 | +5.5 |
| Lab a* | -0.7 | 0.1 | −0.9 |
| Lab b* | 5.2 | 5.0 | +0.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | White | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Alabaster (SW 7008), published as #EDEAE0
#DBE0DE
#FFF4E0
City Loft (SW 7631), published as #DFDAD1
#CED0CF
#F1E4D1
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
Closest matches to Alabaster in other brands
Closest matches to City Loft in other brands
Common questions
- Is Alabaster the same color as City Loft?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.6. Most people can see the difference between Alabaster and City Loft side by side.
- Which is lighter, Alabaster or City Loft?
- 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.