Alabaster (SW 7008) vs High Reflective White (SW 7757)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- High Reflective White, LRV 93 vs 82.
- Warmer
- Alabaster (Lab b* 5.2 vs 2.9). Alabaster reads warm white; High Reflective White reads neutral white.
- North rooms
- High Reflective White: keeps more brightness (L* 93.0 vs 88.8 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.2 vs 3.2).
- Trim that works
- Cotton SW 9581, #EEEBE1, LRV 83: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 3.3, noticeably different. At 3.3, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
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High Reflective White
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Alabaster (SW 7008) is darker than High Reflective White (SW 7757) and slightly warmer: LRV 82 vs 93, deltaE 3.3 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Alabaster | High Reflective White | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7008 | SW 7757 | |
| Hex | #EDEAE0 | #F7F7F1 | |
| RGB | 237, 234, 224 | 247, 247, 241 | |
| HSL | 46°, 27%, 90% | 60°, 27%, 96% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 | 93 | −11 |
| Lab L* | 92.7 | 97.1 | −4.4 |
| Lab a* | -0.7 | -1.0 | +0.3 |
| Lab b* | 5.2 | 2.9 | +2.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | neutral | |
| Color family | White | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Alabaster (SW 7008), published as #EDEAE0
#DBE0DE
#FFF4E0
High Reflective White (SW 7757), published as #F7F7F1
#E5ECEF
#FFFEEE
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 High Reflective White (SW 7757) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 11 LRV points lighter (93 vs 82), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick High Reflective White (SW 7757) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 2.9 against 5.2, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Alabaster (SW 7008) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 5.2), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Alabaster in other brands
Closest matches to High Reflective White in other brands
Common questions
- Is Alabaster the same color as High Reflective White?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.3. Most people can see the difference between Alabaster and High Reflective White side by side.
- Which is lighter, Alabaster or High Reflective White?
- High Reflective White, with an LRV of 93 against 82.
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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.