Begin with the weaker light
Alabaster can be assessed for a north-facing room, but the direction alone cannot determine the result. Its LRV is 85.08; the key concern is two Alabasters, two different color decisions . Alabaster OC-129 has a pink-white identity that should not inherit the warm-white advice written for SW-7008.
Why the pink-beige stone and ivory fabric relationship matters
Pink-beige stone offers a reason to consider that blush, but the authentic Benjamin Moore sample must establish the actual relationship.
Alabaster has an LRV of 85.08; Sherwin-Williams Alabaster SW-7008 is 82. The difference is 3.08 points, with Alabaster returning more light under the reference measurement.
Keep the surroundings in the test
Begin where Alabaster meets the permanent white fixture on the least illuminated wall. A pale paint still requires light, and a high LRV cannot make that fixture relationship disappear. Check the daytime boundary and repeat under the lamps that carry the room after sunset.
A lighting result needs a practical decision
Specify OC-129 on the sample and judge its pink note; do not transfer advice about SW-7008. The situations that call for another color covers that related choice.
Window size, obstruction and season still matter when choosing Alabaster. A compass direction is not a brightness measurement. In the Northern Hemisphere, north-facing daylight is often less directly sunlit; the actual room remains the test. The daylight and evening-light checks covers that related choice. Before ordering samples, compare room-planning features in the paint color visualizer roundup.
Sources & notes
Color specifications: Benjamin Moore Alabaster OC-129. The recorded LRV is 85.08. Named comparison values come from the respective manufacturers; material schemes are editorial suggestions.
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