Pashmina (BM AF-100) vs Accessible Beige (SW 7036)
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Quick decision
- Lighter
- Accessible Beige, LRV 58 vs 44.2.
- Warmer
- Pashmina, both greige (Lab b* 9.8 vs 8.8).
- North rooms
- Accessible Beige keeps more brightness (L* 76.7 vs 68.9 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- Ivory Tower BM 2157-70, #FBF2E4, LRV 86: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 5.7, clearly different. At 5.7, treat them as different colors.
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More comparisons with Accessible Beige
Pashmina (BM AF-100) is darker than Accessible Beige (SW 7036) and slightly warmer: LRV 44.2 vs 58, deltaE 5.7 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Pashmina | Accessible Beige | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | AF-100 | SW 7036 | |
| Hex | #BBB2A1 | #D1C7B8 | |
| RGB | 187, 178, 161 | 209, 199, 184 | |
| HSL | 39°, 16%, 68% | 36°, 21%, 77% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44.2 | 58 | −13.8 |
| Lab L* | 72.9 | 80.7 | −7.8 |
| Lab a* | 0.3 | 0.9 | −0.7 |
| Lab b* | 9.8 | 8.8 | +1.1 |
| Undertone | Warm | Warm Sandy | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Beige | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pashmina (BM AF-100), published as #BBB2A1
#ABA89F
#CCBCA1
Accessible Beige (SW 7036), published as #D1C7B8
#C0BDB6
#E2D1B8
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick Accessible Beige (SW 7036) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 13.8 LRV points lighter (58 vs 44.2), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Accessible Beige (SW 7036) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 8.8 against 9.8, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Pashmina (BM AF-100) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 9.8), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Pashmina in other brands
Closest matches to Accessible Beige in other brands
Common questions
- Is Pashmina the same color as Accessible Beige?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 5.7. Pashmina and Accessible Beige are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Pashmina or Accessible Beige?
- Accessible Beige, with an LRV of 58 against 44.2.
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Sources: Pashmina: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02); Accessible Beige: 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.