Kilim Beige (SW 6106) vs Accessible Beige (SW 7036)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Kilim Beige SW 6106 (simulated) — Kilim Beige SW 6106#D7C5AE, LRV 57

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Accessible Beige SW 7036 (simulated) — Accessible Beige SW 7036#D1C7B8, LRV 58

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.

Quick decision

Lighter: Accessible Beige, LRV 58 vs 57.
Warmer: Kilim Beige (Lab b* 13.8 vs 8.8). Kilim Beige reads yellow; Accessible Beige reads greige.
North rooms: About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 76.7 vs 76.5 in north light).
Trim that works: Panda White SW 6147, #EAE2D4, LRV 77: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 3.8, noticeably different. At 3.8, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

Kilim BeigeSherwin-Williams, SW 6106LRV 57, #D7C5AE

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Accessible BeigeSherwin-Williams, SW 7036LRV 58, #D1C7B8

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Kilim Beige (SW 6106) is about as light as Accessible Beige (SW 7036) and warmer: LRV 57 vs 58, deltaE 3.8 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Kilim Beige	Accessible Beige	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 6106	SW 7036
Hex	#D7C5AE	#D1C7B8
RGB	215, 197, 174	209, 199, 184
HSL	34°, 34%, 76%	36°, 21%, 77%
LRV (light reflectance value)	57	58	−1
Lab L*	80.4	80.7	−0.2
Lab a*	2.6	0.9	+1.7
Lab b*	13.8	8.8	+5.1
Undertone	Warm Yellow	Warm Sandy
Temperature	warm	warm
Color family	Beige	Beige

Same paint, two kinds of light

Kilim Beige (SW 6106), published as #D7C5AE

North light (cool, indirect)
#C7BBAC

South light (warm, direct)
#E8CFAE

Accessible Beige (SW 7036), published as #D1C7B8

North light (cool, indirect)
#C0BDB6

South light (warm, direct)
#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 1 LRV points lighter (58 vs 57), 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 13.8, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Kilim Beige (SW 6106) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 13.8), which counters cool indirect light

Closest matches to Kilim Beige in other brands

Closest matches to Accessible Beige in other brands

Common questions

Is Kilim Beige the same color as Accessible Beige?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.8. Most people can see the difference between Kilim Beige and Accessible Beige side by side.
Which is lighter, Kilim Beige or Accessible Beige?: Accessible Beige, with an LRV of 58 against 57.

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Published 2026-10-01. Updated 2026-10-01.

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.