Sherwin Williams Alabaster (SW 7008) is a popular white paint color for its soft, creamy look and warm undertones. Alabaster is a soft, creamy, warm white color. It is not pure white paint color. It is an off-white color but looks almost white in most lighting conditions.
Alabaster will look more creamy and yellowish compared to some of the pure white paint colors. If you put Alabaster next to the crisp white paint colors, it will tend to look more yellow than it will. It has a slight warmth to it, but it is not overpowering. In artificial light, Alabaster can appear slightly warmer, but it is still a very versatile color.
Sherwin Williams Alabaster has a little creamy yellowish or beige undertone but is not too yellow. If you place Alabaster next to pure white paint colors, it will tend to look a bit creamy, beige, or yellow. It looks almost white on the walls and exterior.
In a press release, Sherwin-Williams Director of Color Marketing Jackie Jordan said, "Alabaster represents a straightforward and necessary shift to mindfulness. It provides an oasis of calmness, spirituality, and 'less is more' visual relief. Alabaster is neither stark nor overly warm, but rather an understated and alluring white."
Bathroom painted with Sherwin Williams Alabaster (SW 7008) Paint:
credit: @laurensmythdesign
Here is a beautiful bathroom interior painted with Sherwin Williams Mount Etna on the cabinets and Sherwin Williams Alabaster on the wall and trim.
Home office interior with Sherwin Williams Alabaster (SW 7008) Paint:
credit: @kristinforgala
Here is a beautiful home office interior painted with Sherwin Williams Amazing Gray on the trim and Sherwin Williams Alabaster on the wall.
Home exterior with Sherwin Williams Alabaster (SW 7008) Paint:
credit: @dasorpainting
Here is a beautiful home exterior painted with Sherwin Williams Urbane Bronze on the shutters and Sherwin Williams Alabaster on the wall and dark color trim.
credit: @southernsurroundings
Here is another beautiful home exterior painted with Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black on the door and trim and Sherwin Williams Alabaster on the wall.
credit: @kerbyinteriordesign
Not just for the wall, Sherwin Williams Alabaster looks good on the trim as well. Here is a gorgeous home exterior painted with Sherwin Williams Rosemary on the wall and Alabaster on the trim.
Alabaster (SW 7008) color belongs to the White Pastel color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Alabaster (SW 7008) is #EDEAE0, and the RGB color code is RGB(237, 234, 224).
In the RGB color model, Alabaster (SW 7008) has a red value of 237, a green value of 234, and a blue value of 224. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 1.3% magenta, 5.5% yellow, and 7.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 46.2° (degrees), 26.5 % saturation, and 90.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Alabaster (SW 7008) has a hue of 46.2° (degrees), 5.5 % saturation and 92.9 % brightness/value.
The color Alabaster (SW 7008) is a warm color.
Alabaster (SW 7008) has an LRV of nearly 82.2. By LRV value, it is a whitish color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 82.2 of Alabaster (SW 7008) with dark and light color
LRV is important to consider when choosing paint colors for a room, as it can affect the overall brightness and mood of the space.
Lighter colors with higher LRVs will make a room feel more spacious and airy, while darker colors with lower LRVs will create a more intimate and cozy atmosphere.
LRV value 82.2 puts Sherwin Williams Alabaster (SW 7008) paint color in the
lighter category.
Alabaster (SW 7008) (Paint - Sherwin Williams) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
These are the named colors closest to Alabaster (SW 7008) (Paint - Sherwin Williams), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Pantone TCX
Alabaster (SW 7008) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Alabaster (SW 7008) to Pantone TCX
RAL Classic
Alabaster (SW 7008) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Alabaster (SW 7008) to RAL Classic
RAL Design
Alabaster (SW 7008) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Alabaster (SW 7008) to RAL Design
Pantone PMS
Alabaster (SW 7008) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Alabaster (SW 7008) to Pantone PMS
British Standard 4800
Alabaster (SW 7008) similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Alabaster (SW 7008) to British Standard 4800
These are the real paint colors closest to Alabaster (SW 7008) (Paint - Sherwin Williams) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Alabaster (SW 7008) once it is on a wall.
Sherwin Williams
Alabaster (SW 7008) similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Alabaster (SW 7008) to Sherwin Williams
PPG Paints
Alabaster (SW 7008) similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Alabaster (SW 7008) to PPG Paints
Benjamin Moore
Alabaster (SW 7008) similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Alabaster (SW 7008) to Benjamin Moore
Behr
Alabaster (SW 7008) similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Alabaster (SW 7008) to Behr
Valspar
Alabaster (SW 7008) similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Alabaster (SW 7008) to Valspar
Farrow & Ball
Alabaster (SW 7008) similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Alabaster (SW 7008) to Farrow & Ball
Dunn-Edwards
Alabaster (SW 7008) similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Alabaster (SW 7008) to Dunn-Edwards
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
Color that best contrast with Sherwin Williams Alabaster (SW 7008) - #EDEAE0 is #E0E3ED, color name is Lavender*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
Complementary or Opposite color for Sherwin Williams Alabaster (SW 7008) - #EDEAE0 is #E0E3ED, color name is Lavender*.
