Alabaster (SW 7008) vs Dove White (Valspar 7002-7)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Dove White, LRV 85 vs 82.
- Warmer
- About the same, both warm white (Lab b* 5.2 vs 5.2).
- North rooms
- Dove White keeps more brightness (L* 90.2 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 0.9, indistinguishable. At 0.9, pick on price, finish or availability.
See each color
Alabaster (SW 7008) is slightly darker than Dove White (Valspar 7002-7) and about as warm: LRV 82 vs 85, deltaE 0.9 (indistinguishable).
Side by side
| Measure | Alabaster | Dove White | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Valspar | |
| Color code | SW 7008 | 7002-7 | |
| Hex | #EDEAE0 | #F1EEE4 | |
| RGB | 237, 234, 224 | 241, 238, 228 | |
| HSL | 46°, 27%, 90% | 46°, 32%, 92% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 | 85 | −3 |
| Lab L* | 92.7 | 94.1 | −1.4 |
| Lab a* | -0.7 | -0.7 | 0.0 |
| Lab b* | 5.2 | 5.2 | +0.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | White | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Alabaster (SW 7008), published as #EDEAE0
#DBE0DE
#FFF4E0
Dove White (Valspar 7002-7), published as #F1EEE4
#DFE4E2
#FFF8E4
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 Dove White (Valspar 7002-7) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 3 LRV points lighter (85 vs 82), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Alabaster in other brands
Closest matches to Dove White in other brands
Common questions
- Is Alabaster the same color as Dove White?
- They are indistinguishable: a CIEDE2000 difference of 0.9. Most people cannot tell Alabaster and Dove White apart.
- Which is lighter, Alabaster or Dove White?
- Dove White, with an LRV of 85 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.