Glacier White vs Alabaster
Glacier White is a Benjamin Moore color while Alabaster comes from Sherwin-Williams. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. With LRVs of 80 and 82, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. The tonal difference — Glacier White's yellow character against Alabaster's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. With a ΔE of 0.4, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Glacier White vs Alabaster in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Glacier 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.
Color Details
Glacier White vs Alabaster Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Glacier 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 Glacier White comparisons
See how Glacier White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Glacier White reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 80 vs 6, Glacier White is decisively the brighter choice.
Glacier White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Glacier White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 52, Glacier White is decisively the brighter choice.
Glacier White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 58, Glacier White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 27, Glacier White is decisively the brighter choice.
Glacier White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Glacier White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 55, Glacier White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 13, Glacier White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 44, Glacier White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 80), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Glacier White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 66, Glacier White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (80 vs 74) makes Glacier White the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Glacier White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Glacier White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 8, Glacier White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 68, Glacier White is decisively the brighter choice.
Glacier White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Glacier White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 45, Glacier White is decisively the brighter choice.
Glacier White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.