Alpaca (SW 7022) vs Accessible Beige (SW 7036)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Accessible Beige, LRV 58 vs 57.
- Warmer
- Accessible Beige, both greige (Lab b* 8.8 vs 4.9).
- North rooms
- About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 76.7 vs 75.9 in north light).
- Trim that works
- Pale Pink SW 9696, #EEE6DE, LRV 80: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 3.1, noticeably different. At 3.1, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
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Accessible Beige
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Alpaca (SW 7022) is about as light as Accessible Beige (SW 7036) and cooler: LRV 57 vs 58, deltaE 3.1 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Alpaca | Accessible Beige | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7022 | SW 7036 | |
| Hex | #CCC5BD | #D1C7B8 | |
| RGB | 204, 197, 189 | 209, 199, 184 | |
| HSL | 32°, 13%, 77% | 36°, 21%, 77% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 | 58 | −1 |
| Lab L* | 79.9 | 80.7 | −0.8 |
| Lab a* | 1.0 | 0.9 | +0.1 |
| Lab b* | 4.9 | 8.8 | −3.9 |
| Undertone | Warm | Warm Sandy | |
| Temperature | neutral | warm | |
| Color family | Gray | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Alpaca (SW 7022), published as #CCC5BD
#BBBBBB
#DECFBD
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 1 LRV points lighter (58 vs 57), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Alpaca (SW 7022) 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
Closest matches to Alpaca in other brands
Closest matches to Accessible Beige in other brands
Common questions
- Is Alpaca the same color as Accessible Beige?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.1. Most people can see the difference between Alpaca and Accessible Beige side by side.
- Which is lighter, Alpaca or Accessible Beige?
- Accessible Beige, with an LRV of 58 against 57.
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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.