SW Extra White for trim. 🌈

I've changed trim color slightly previously. The way you see the color changes anyways as you turn the corner :)

Am I destined to have Alabaster trim in my entire house just because I used it on my kitchen cabinets?

No. pick whatever trim color you like. you can even pick an actual color for the trim.

What did you end up doing? I’m doing Alabaster on my walls (I think) but I don’t want Alabaster on my trim (because I don’t want to have to change my trim

colour next time I paint). I have no idea what to do! Lol

Alabaster is more colorful which make it more of a color choice vs. less colorful colors of white like Extra White, White, Super White, etc.

That's why it's more limiting as a trim color.

And it needs to look pretty in your space with your stuff.

If you don't love the look of the cabinets, then I certainly wouldn't add more of it in the form of paint.

Technically Extra White trim works with Alabaster cabinets. Repeat whites like EW as well as off-white colors like Alabaster throughout to pull it all together in to one cohesive look.

I have a brighter white that I think is the best white to go with Alabaster.

The color can be purchased/mixed at any Benjamin Moore store.

Ask them to color match Match of Devine Color™ V0101W Icing *

Why is it better than any of the BM or SW colors?

It has almost the same Chroma and Hue as Alabaster, but is whiter.

Color is measured using 3 values

Light

Chroma

Hue

Here are depictions of each value

Light - how white or black a color appears.

Chroma - how gray or colorful a color appears

Hue - the color

Here is a comparison of Alabaster, Extra White and Devine Icing

Alabaster Light value is 92.68, Extra White is slightly lighter at 94.25 and Icing is a bit lighter at 96.57.

Alabaster Chroma is 5.24, Icing is just a bit less colorful at 4.83, Extra White is a few points grayer at 2.59

Icing has a Hue of 91.6, just a few degrees warmer than Alabaster at 97.82 while Extra White is greener than Alabaster with a hue of 117.86,

When I used the hues and made the color both darker and more saturated the difference between the 3 hues becomes much more obvious.

Here are other LCH values for the Sherwin Williams Whites

Jennifer Hogan, that is awesome, and so helpful!

Chrissy Berard I haven’t figured it out yet! I’ve receiver some really good info to think over!