Realist Beige (SW 6078) vs Agreeable Gray (SW 7029)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Agreeable Gray, LRV 60 vs 59.
- Warmer
- Realist Beige, both greige (Lab b* 6.9 vs 5.7).
- North rooms
- About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 77.9 vs 77.2 in north light).
- Trim that works
- Downy SW 7002, #EFE8DD, LRV 81: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 2.4, noticeably different. At 2.4, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
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Agreeable Gray
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Realist Beige (SW 6078) is about as light as Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) and slightly warmer: LRV 59 vs 60, deltaE 2.4 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Realist Beige | Agreeable Gray | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 6078 | SW 7029 | |
| Hex | #D3C8BD | #D1CBC1 | |
| RGB | 211, 200, 189 | 209, 203, 193 | |
| HSL | 30°, 20%, 78% | 37°, 15%, 79% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 | 60 | −1 |
| Lab L* | 81.2 | 81.9 | −0.7 |
| Lab a* | 2.0 | 0.3 | +1.6 |
| Lab b* | 6.9 | 5.7 | +1.2 |
| Undertone | Warm | Warm Beige | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Greige | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Realist Beige (SW 6078), published as #D3C8BD
#C2BEBB
#E5D2BD
Agreeable Gray (SW 7029), published as #D1CBC1
#C0C1BF
#E3D5C1
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 Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1 LRV points lighter (60 vs 59), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 5.7 against 6.9, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Realist Beige (SW 6078) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 6.9), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Realist Beige in other brands
Closest matches to Agreeable Gray in other brands
Common questions
- Is Realist Beige the same color as Agreeable Gray?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.4. Most people can see the difference between Realist Beige and Agreeable Gray side by side.
- Which is lighter, Realist Beige or Agreeable Gray?
- Agreeable Gray, with an LRV of 60 against 59.
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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.