Sebring White vs Alabaster
Sebring White (Benjamin Moore) and Alabaster (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 4-point LRV gap — 82 for Alabaster vs 79 for Sebring White — means Alabaster will open up a space more effectively. Where Sebring White leans yellow, Alabaster reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 1.7 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sebring White vs Alabaster in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Sebring 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Alabaster reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Cabinet color is always seen in context — against countertops, backsplash, and hardware — which amplifies undertone differences that might disappear on a plain wall. Alabaster has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Sebring White vs Alabaster Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sebring 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 Sebring White comparisons
See how Sebring White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 5-point LRV gap (83 vs 79) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Sebring White reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 79 vs 6, Sebring White is decisively the brighter choice.
Sebring White reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Sebring White reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 52, Sebring White is decisively the brighter choice.
Sebring White reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 58, Sebring White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 27, Sebring White is decisively the brighter choice.
Sebring White reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Sebring White reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 55, Sebring White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 13, Sebring White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 44, Sebring White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sebring White reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 66, Sebring White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (79 vs 74) makes Sebring White the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (83 vs 79) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Sebring White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (79 vs 68) makes Sebring White the marginally brighter of the two.
Sebring White reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Sebring White reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sebring White reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Sebring White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 45, Sebring White is decisively the brighter choice.
Sebring White reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Sebring White reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Sebring White reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Sebring White reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.