Settled, side by side
Comparisons
- White Dove vs Swiss CoffeeWhite Dove (LRV 83.16) vs Swiss Coffee (LRV 81.91): which is warmer, which is brighter, and which designers reach for, with both shown in real rooms.
- White Dove vs Chantilly LaceWhite Dove (LRV 83.16) vs Chantilly Lace (LRV 90.04): Benjamin Moore's soft warm white against its cleanest white, compared by designers and shown in real rooms.
- Pure White vs Extra WhiteSherwin-Williams Pure White (LRV 84) vs Extra White (LRV 86): which is warmer, which reads icy in north light, and which designers prefer for walls and trim.
- Chantilly Lace vs Pure WhiteBenjamin Moore Chantilly Lace (LRV 90.04) vs Sherwin-Williams Pure White (LRV 84): crisp vs softly warm, compared by designers and shown in real rooms.
Safari
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7697
Alabaster
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7008
46.21
LRV
82.215
Alabaster is 36 points lighter
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Hex
#EDEAE0
204 · 177 · 139
RGB
237 · 234 · 224
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Golden, amber-leaning beige
Undertone
Warm creamy white with a faint beige-yellow base
Yellow
Family
White
Timeless Color
Collection
In real rooms
Every room, each colorSafari
Alabaster
No room photographed in Alabaster yet.
Feature yours →The difference
Read from the numbersAlabaster is the lighter of the two at LRV 82.215, 36 points above Safari at LRV 46.21. Both read warm. Safari is a yellow, Alabaster a white. For a whole room, Alabaster is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Safari is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsSafari SW 7697 is a warm, golden beige from Sherwin-Williams with an LRV of about 46, so it is a true mid-tone rather than a pale neutral.
Alabaster (SW 7008) is a soft, creamy white with a faint beige-yellow undertone — warm enough to feel inviting, clean enough to still read as white. At LRV 82 it brightens a room without the starkness of a true white.