Neutral Ground (SW 7568)
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Neutral Ground (SW 7568) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Neutral Ground
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Neutral Ground by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Neutral Ground, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Sonnet | AF-55 | 70.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Varnished Ivory | MQ3-40 | 72.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Light Raffia | 3008-10B | 70 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Antique White | 1024-2 | 70 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Neutral Ground (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Neutral Ground
Darker than Neutral Ground
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7568 |
| Hex | #E2DACA |
| RGB | 226, 218, 202 |
| HSL | 40°, 29%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.3, 0.0, 8.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Neutral Ground (SW 7568), published as #E2DACA
#D1D0C8
#F4E4CA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Neutral Ground (SW 7568)?
- Neutral Ground has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Neutral Ground is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Neutral Ground in another brand?
- Light Raffia (Valspar 3008-10B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Neutral Ground warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Neutral Ground as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.9; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.