Anew Gray (SW 7030) vs Accessible Beige (SW 7036)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Anew Gray SW 7030 (simulated) — Anew Gray SW 7030#BFB6AA, LRV 47

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 47.
Warmer: Accessible Beige, both greige (Lab b* 8.8 vs 7.2).
North rooms: Accessible Beige keeps more brightness (L* 76.7 vs 70.4 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
Trim that works: Panda White SW 6147, #EAE2D4, LRV 77: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 4.5, noticeably different. At 4.5, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

Anew GraySherwin-Williams, SW 7030LRV 47, #BFB6AA

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

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Anew Gray (SW 7030) is darker than Accessible Beige (SW 7036) and slightly cooler: LRV 47 vs 58, deltaE 4.5 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Anew Gray	Accessible Beige	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7030	SW 7036
Hex	#BFB6AA	#D1C7B8
RGB	191, 182, 170	209, 199, 184
HSL	34°, 14%, 71%	36°, 21%, 77%
LRV (light reflectance value)	47	58	−11
Lab L*	74.5	80.7	−6.2
Lab a*	1.1	0.9	+0.2
Lab b*	7.2	8.8	−1.5
Undertone	Warm	Warm Sandy
Temperature	warm	warm
Color family	Greige	Beige

Same paint, two kinds of light

Anew Gray (SW 7030), published as #BFB6AA

North light (cool, indirect)
#AEACA8

South light (warm, direct)
#D0C0AA

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 11 LRV points lighter (58 vs 47), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Anew Gray (SW 7030) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 7.2 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 Anew Gray in other brands

Closest matches to Accessible Beige in other brands

Common questions

Is Anew Gray the same color as Accessible Beige?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.5. Most people can see the difference between Anew Gray and Accessible Beige side by side.
Which is lighter, Anew Gray or Accessible Beige?: Accessible Beige, with an LRV of 58 against 47.

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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.