Pure White vs Alabaster
Pure White is a RAL Classic color while Alabaster comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Pure White belongs to the beige-white family and Alabaster to the beige-greige family. With LRVs of 84 and 82, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 2.1, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pure White vs Alabaster in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Pure White 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Pure White vs Alabaster Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pure White 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 Pure White comparisons
See how Pure White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 84 vs 69, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 52, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 30, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 60, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 43, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 4, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 84 vs 21, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 51, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 41, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 31, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.