Paint colors · Sherwin-Williams, as published by the brand

Alabaster SW 7008: hex #EDEAE0, LRV and undertone

Alabaster (SW 7008) by Sherwin-Williams is #EDEAE0 with an LRV of 82.215. It measures as a warm neutral with a yellow undertone; black text reaches 17.44:1.

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

Sherwin-WilliamsAlabasterSW 7008

Hex: #EDEAE0
RGB: 237, 234, 224
LRV: 82.215
Undertone: Warm neutral, yellow undertone

LRV 82.215. Very light: brightens a room and works on ceilings and trim.

A neutral with a yellow cast (OKLCH hue 93°, chroma 0.014). Expect the yellow to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Sherwin-Williams suggests

Townhall TanSW 7690
Dakota WheatSW 9023

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Sherwin-Williams on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Sherwin-Williams.

ColorPlum swatchAlabasterpale, grayish yellow

HEX: #EDEAE0
RGB: rgb(237, 234, 224)
HSL: hsl(46, 27%, 90%)

Best text on it: black at 17.44:1

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Alabaster#EDEAE0

Every code for Alabaster

HEX#EDEAE0
RGBrgb(237, 234, 224)
HSLhsl(46, 27%, 90%)
HSV46°, 5%, 93%
CMYK0%, 1%, 5%, 7%
Lablab(92.7% -0.2 5.2)
OKLCHoklch(93.7% 0.014 93)
Decimal15592160

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Alabaster in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#FDFDFC
80%#FBFBF9
70%#FAF9F6
60%#F8F7F3
50%#F6F5F0
40%#F4F2EC
30%#F2F0E9
20%#F1EEE6
10%#EFECE3
Base#EDEAE0
10%#D5D3CA
20%#BEBBB3
30%#A6A49D
40%#8E8C86
50%#777570
60%#5F5E5A
70%#474643
80%#2F2F2D
90%#181716

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#E2DFD6
20%#D7D5CD
30%#CCCAC3
40%#C1C0BA
50%#B7B5B0
60%#ACAAA6
70%#A1A09D
80%#969593
90%#8B8B8A

Matching colors

Complementary

#EDEAE0
#E0E3ED

Analogous

#EDE3E0
#EDEAE0
#EAEDE0

Triadic

#EDEAE0
#E0EDEA
#EAE0ED

Split complementary

#EDEAE0
#E0EAED
#E3E0ED

Tetradic (square)

#EDEAE0
#E0EDE3
#E0E3ED
#EDE0EA

Monochromatic

#B5A87F
#D1C9B0
#EDEAE0
#F8F6F2
#F8F6F2

Alabaster in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Alabaster with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Alabaster
Triad #E0EDEA
Triad #EAE0ED
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Alabaster in use

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Card body text stays dark for reading; alabaster carries the header and the button.

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Headline in Alabaster

A paragraph with a link in dark text, because this color is too light for text on white; use it for fills instead.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#EDEAE0
Protanopia (no red cones)#ECE9DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#EDEAE0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#EFE8E7

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	1.20:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	17.44:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	1.20:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	17.44:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.05:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --alabaster: #edeae0;
  --alabaster-rgb: 237 234 224;
  --alabaster-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Alabaster, Sherwin-Williams SW 7008, is a soft white with the hex value #EDEAE0. Its RGB is 237, 234, 224. All three channels are high and close together, with blue trailing by 13 steps, which is enough to take the chill out of the white without turning it cream.

The numbers behind it

In HSL it is hue 46°, 27% saturation and 90% lightness. OKLCH reports 93.7% lightness, chroma 0.014 and hue 93. The LRV is 82.215, high enough that the paint sends back more than four fifths of the light it receives. That is what makes it suited to ceilings, trim and small rooms that need help.

What the undertone does

Computed from that 93° hue, the undertone is warm neutral with yellow. In a room lit by afternoon sun it will look buttery, while north light pulls it toward a quieter, grayer off-white. Set beside a stark bright white it will look distinctly creamy; set beside a beige, it will look clean.

Worked example

You are painting a narrow hallway with no window and a dark wood floor. Alabaster on the walls and ceiling uses its 82.215 LRV to push whatever light there is down the length of the passage. The brand's coordinating list for it has only two names: Townhall Tan (SW 7690) and Dakota Wheat (SW 9023). Either could be used on a door or a lower wainscot panel to anchor the pale walls, so pick up both samples. Because Alabaster is such a light wall color, the contrast between it and anything on that list will be obvious even in dim hallway light.

If you intend to print a house number or a framed notice on this shade, the dark ink path is easy: black text reaches 17.44:1. White text would be invisible at 1.20:1.

Other whites near it

Whites sit so closely that ΔE helps here. Greek Villa (SW 7551) is only 0.7 away, which is hard to tell apart on a wall. Pure White (SW 7005) is 1.9 away and also falls under 2, while Snowbound (SW 7004) at 2.3 begins to look related but visible.

For Benjamin Moore, Swiss Coffee (OC-45) is 0.8 away, White Dove (OC-17) is 1.3 and Classic Gray (OC-23) is 2.2. Even at these tiny distances, whites shift with the room's light, so tape each chip beside the others on the actual wall before buying a gallon.