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Alabaster Undertones: What to Compare Beside Your Finishes

Benjamin Moore Alabaster OC-129 is a pink-tinged white, distinct from Sherwin-Williams Alabaster. A physical comparison is needed to decide how that character works with your own finishes.

Color guide · Updated September 23, 2026

Kitchen with creamy-white walls and cabinetry beside natural wood

Start with the documented color character

Benjamin Moore Alabaster OC-129 is a pink-tinged white, distinct from Sherwin-Williams Alabaster. A physical comparison is needed to decide how that character works with your own finishes. 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. Alabaster SW-7008 is a warm white with a restrained rather than stark appearance. This supplies a named color control; the LRV gap alone does not identify the warmer, greener or pinker paint.

Use Alabaster as a control

Use the fixed cabinet or ceramic white as the starting reference for Alabaster. Compare the joint in daylight before adding colored fabrics. Then introduce Alabaster and remove it again: the useful cast is the one seen beside the fixture that will remain, not only between competing paint samples.

Separate a persistent cast from a comparison effect

Specify OC-129 on the sample and judge its pink note; do not transfer advice about SW-7008. The warm-versus-cool comparison covers that related choice.

If the unwanted cast remains beside a permanent finish under normal light, that is a practical reason to replace Alabaster. If it appears only beside an unused sample, remove the comparison and assess the intended palette alone. 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.

This guide reviews published color information and proposes practical sample checks. It does not claim first-hand paint testing or customer-review scores. Benjamin Moore does not sponsor or endorse this site. Product names and trademarks belong to their respective owners. Confirm the color in a physical sample and select the coating for the actual surface and finish.