Marshmallow vs Alabaster
Where Marshmallow belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Alabaster is a Sherwin-Williams color. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Alabaster (LRV 82) reflects noticeably more light than Marshmallow (LRV 80), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 1.5, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Marshmallow vs Alabaster in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Marshmallow and Alabaster are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Marshmallow vs Alabaster Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Marshmallow on one side and Alabaster on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Marshmallow comparisons
See how Marshmallow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Marshmallow reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (83 vs 80) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 80 vs 6, Marshmallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Marshmallow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Marshmallow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 52, Marshmallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Marshmallow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 58, Marshmallow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 27, Marshmallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Marshmallow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Marshmallow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 55, Marshmallow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 13, Marshmallow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 44, Marshmallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 80), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Marshmallow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 66, Marshmallow is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (80 vs 74) makes Marshmallow the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (83 vs 80) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Marshmallow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Marshmallow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 8, Marshmallow is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (80 vs 68) makes Marshmallow the marginally brighter of the two.
Marshmallow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Marshmallow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 45, Marshmallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Marshmallow reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.