Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) vs Accessible Beige (SW 7036)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Agreeable Gray SW 7029 (simulated) — Agreeable Gray SW 7029#D1CBC1, LRV 60

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: Agreeable Gray, LRV 60 vs 58.
Warmer: Accessible Beige, both greige (Lab b* 8.8 vs 5.7).
North rooms: Agreeable Gray keeps more brightness (L* 77.9 vs 76.7 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
Trim that works: Futon SW 7101, #EDE6DB, LRV 80: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 2.5, noticeably different. At 2.5, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

Agreeable GraySherwin-Williams, SW 7029LRV 60, #D1CBC1

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

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Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) is slightly lighter than Accessible Beige (SW 7036) and cooler: LRV 60 vs 58, deltaE 2.5 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Agreeable Gray	Accessible Beige	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7029	SW 7036
Hex	#D1CBC1	#D1C7B8
RGB	209, 203, 193	209, 199, 184
HSL	37°, 15%, 79%	36°, 21%, 77%
LRV (light reflectance value)	60	58	+2
Lab L*	81.9	80.7	+1.2
Lab a*	0.3	0.9	−0.6
Lab b*	5.7	8.8	−3.0
Undertone	Warm Beige	Warm Sandy
Temperature	warm	warm
Color family	Greige	Beige

Same paint, two kinds of light

Agreeable Gray (SW 7029), published as #D1CBC1

North light (cool, indirect)
#C0C1BF

South light (warm, direct)
#E3D5C1

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 Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 2 LRV points lighter (60 vs 58), 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 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 Agreeable Gray in other brands

Closest matches to Accessible Beige in other brands

Common questions

Is Agreeable Gray the same color as Accessible Beige?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.5. Most people can see the difference between Agreeable Gray and Accessible Beige side by side.
Which is lighter, Agreeable Gray or Accessible Beige?: Agreeable Gray, with an LRV of 60 against 58.

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By Paint Pairs. Color data from manufacturer specifications, via PaintDB. The most-viewed colors are checked against each manufacturer's own color page.

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.