Repose Gray (SW 7015) vs Accessible Beige (SW 7036)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Repose Gray SW 7015 (simulated) — Repose Gray SW 7015#CCC9C0, LRV 58

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: About the same: LRV 58 vs 58.
Warmer: Accessible Beige, both greige (Lab b* 8.8 vs 4.9).
North rooms: Repose Gray drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.3 vs 4.9); both keep about the same brightness.
Trim that works: Cheviot SW 9503, #F6F2E8, LRV 89: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 3.6, noticeably different. At 3.6, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

Repose GraySherwin-Williams, SW 7015LRV 58, #CCC9C0

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

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Repose Gray (SW 7015) is about as light as Accessible Beige (SW 7036) and cooler: LRV 58 vs 58, deltaE 3.6 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Repose Gray	Accessible Beige	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7015	SW 7036
Hex	#CCC9C0	#D1C7B8
RGB	204, 201, 192	209, 199, 184
HSL	45°, 11%, 78%	36°, 21%, 77%
LRV (light reflectance value)	58	58	0
Lab L*	81.0	80.7	+0.3
Lab a*	-0.6	0.9	−1.5
Lab b*	4.9	8.8	−3.9
Undertone	Warm Greige	Warm Sandy
Temperature	warm	warm
Color family	Gray	Beige

Same paint, two kinds of light

Repose Gray (SW 7015), published as #CCC9C0

North light (cool, indirect)
#BBBFBE

South light (warm, direct)
#DED3C0

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 Repose Gray (SW 7015) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 0 LRV points lighter (58 vs 58), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Repose Gray (SW 7015) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 4.9 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

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Common questions

Is Repose Gray the same color as Accessible Beige?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.6. Most people can see the difference between Repose Gray and Accessible Beige side by side.
Which is lighter, Repose Gray or Accessible Beige?: Neither: both have an LRV of 58.

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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.