Natural Choice (SW 7011) vs Accessible Beige (SW 7036)
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Quick decision
- Lighter
- Natural Choice, LRV 73 vs 58.
- Warmer
- Accessible Beige (Lab b* 8.8 vs 7.5). Natural Choice reads warm white; Accessible Beige reads greige.
- North rooms
- Natural Choice: keeps more brightness (L* 84.6 vs 76.7 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 4.2 vs 4.9).
- Trim that works
- Classic Light Buff SW 0050, #F0EADC, LRV 83: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 5.7, clearly different. At 5.7, treat them as different colors.
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Natural Choice
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Natural Choice (SW 7011) is much lighter than Accessible Beige (SW 7036) and slightly cooler: LRV 73 vs 58, deltaE 5.7 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Natural Choice | Accessible Beige | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7011 | SW 7036 | |
| Hex | #E3DED0 | #D1C7B8 | |
| RGB | 227, 222, 208 | 209, 199, 184 | |
| HSL | 44°, 25%, 85% | 36°, 21%, 77% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 | 58 | +15 |
| Lab L* | 88.5 | 80.7 | +7.9 |
| Lab a* | -0.7 | 0.9 | −1.6 |
| Lab b* | 7.5 | 8.8 | −1.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm Sandy | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Off-white | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Natural Choice (SW 7011), published as #E3DED0
#D2D4CE
#F5E8D0
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 Natural Choice (SW 7011) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 15 LRV points lighter (73 vs 58), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Natural Choice (SW 7011) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 7.5 against 8.8, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Accessible Beige (SW 7036) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 8.8), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Natural Choice in other brands
Closest matches to Accessible Beige in other brands
Common questions
- Is Natural Choice the same color as Accessible Beige?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 5.7. Natural Choice and Accessible Beige are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Natural Choice or Accessible Beige?
- Natural Choice, with an LRV of 73 against 58.
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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.