Grant Beige (BM HC-83) vs Accessible Beige (SW 7036)
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Quick decision
- Lighter
- Accessible Beige, LRV 58 vs 55.8.
- Warmer
- Grant Beige, both greige (Lab b* 11.7 vs 8.8).
- North rooms
- About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 76.7 vs 75.7 in north light).
- Trim that works
- Ivory Tower BM 2157-70, #FBF2E4, LRV 86: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 2.8, noticeably different. At 2.8, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
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Grant Beige (BM HC-83) is slightly darker than Accessible Beige (SW 7036) and slightly warmer: LRV 55.8 vs 58, deltaE 2.8 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Grant Beige | Accessible Beige | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | HC-83 | SW 7036 | |
| Hex | #CEC5B0 | #D1C7B8 | |
| RGB | 206, 197, 176 | 209, 199, 184 | |
| HSL | 42°, 23%, 75% | 36°, 21%, 77% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55.8 | 58 | −2.2 |
| Lab L* | 79.7 | 80.7 | −0.9 |
| Lab a* | -0.4 | 0.9 | −1.3 |
| Lab b* | 11.7 | 8.8 | +2.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow | Warm Sandy | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Beige | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Grant Beige (BM HC-83), published as #CEC5B0
#BDBBAE
#DFCFB0
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 2.2 LRV points lighter (58 vs 55.8), 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 11.7, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Grant Beige (BM HC-83) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 11.7), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Grant Beige in other brands
Closest matches to Accessible Beige in other brands
Common questions
- Is Grant Beige the same color as Accessible Beige?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.8. Most people can see the difference between Grant Beige and Accessible Beige side by side.
- Which is lighter, Grant Beige or Accessible Beige?
- Accessible Beige, with an LRV of 58 against 55.8.
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Sources: Grant Beige: 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.