Alabaster (SW 7008) vs Oyster White (SW 7637)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Alabaster, LRV 82 vs 72.
- Warmer
- Oyster White, both warm white (Lab b* 7.0 vs 5.2).
- North rooms
- Alabaster: keeps more brightness (L* 88.8 vs 84.3 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.2 vs 4.3).
- Trim that works
- Cotton SW 9581, #EEEBE1, LRV 83: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 3.2, noticeably different. At 3.2, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Alabaster (SW 7008) is lighter than Oyster White (SW 7637) and slightly cooler: LRV 82 vs 72, deltaE 3.2 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Alabaster | Oyster White | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7008 | SW 7637 | |
| Hex | #EDEAE0 | #E2DDD0 | |
| RGB | 237, 234, 224 | 226, 221, 208 | |
| HSL | 46°, 27%, 90% | 43°, 24%, 85% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 | 72 | +10 |
| Lab L* | 92.7 | 88.2 | +4.5 |
| Lab a* | -0.7 | -0.5 | −0.2 |
| Lab b* | 5.2 | 7.0 | −1.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | White | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Alabaster (SW 7008), published as #EDEAE0
#DBE0DE
#FFF4E0
Oyster White (SW 7637), published as #E2DDD0
#D1D3CE
#F4E7D0
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 10 LRV points lighter (82 vs 72), 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 7.0, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Oyster White (SW 7637) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 7.0), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Alabaster in other brands
Closest matches to Oyster White in other brands
Common questions
- Is Alabaster the same color as Oyster White?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.2. Most people can see the difference between Alabaster and Oyster White side by side.
- Which is lighter, Alabaster or Oyster White?
- Alabaster, with an LRV of 82 against 72.
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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.