Alabaster (SW 7008) vs Cheviot (SW 9503)

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

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Cheviot SW 9503 (simulated) — Cheviot SW 9503#F6F2E8, LRV 89

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

Quick decision

Lighter: Cheviot, LRV 89 vs 82.
Warmer: About the same, both warm white (Lab b* 5.2 vs 5.3).
North rooms: Cheviot keeps more brightness (L* 91.6 vs 88.8 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
Trim that works: Cotton SW 9581, #EEEBE1, LRV 83: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 1.8, very close. At 1.8, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.

See each color

AlabasterSherwin-Williams, SW 7008LRV 82, #EDEAE0

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CheviotSherwin-Williams, SW 9503LRV 89, #F6F2E8

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Alabaster (SW 7008) is darker than Cheviot (SW 9503) and about as warm: LRV 82 vs 89, deltaE 1.8 (very close).

Side by side

Measure	Alabaster	Cheviot	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7008	SW 9503
Hex	#EDEAE0	#F6F2E8
RGB	237, 234, 224	246, 242, 232
HSL	46°, 27%, 90%	43°, 44%, 94%
LRV (light reflectance value)	82	89	−7
Lab L*	92.7	95.6	−2.9
Lab a*	-0.7	-0.4	−0.3
Lab b*	5.2	5.3	−0.1
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

Cheviot (SW 9503), published as #F6F2E8

North light (cool, indirect)
#E4E8E6

South light (warm, direct)
#FFFCE8

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 Cheviot (SW 9503) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 7 LRV points lighter (89 vs 82), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Alabaster in other brands

Closest matches to Cheviot in other brands

Common questions

Is Alabaster the same color as Cheviot?: They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.8. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Alabaster and Cheviot.
Which is lighter, Alabaster or Cheviot?: Cheviot, with an LRV of 89 against 82.

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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.