Accessible Beige (SW 7036) vs Shoji White (SW 7042)
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Quick decision
- Lighter
- Shoji White, LRV 74 vs 58.
- Warmer
- Accessible Beige (Lab b* 8.8 vs 6.7). Accessible Beige reads greige; Shoji White reads warm white.
- North rooms
- Shoji White keeps more brightness (L* 85.2 vs 76.7 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 5.8, clearly different. At 5.8, treat them as different colors.
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Accessible Beige
More comparisons with Accessible Beige
Accessible Beige (SW 7036) is much darker than Shoji White (SW 7042) and slightly warmer: LRV 58 vs 74, deltaE 5.8 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Accessible Beige | Shoji White | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7036 | SW 7042 | |
| Hex | #D1C7B8 | #E6DFD3 | |
| RGB | 209, 199, 184 | 230, 223, 211 | |
| HSL | 36°, 21%, 77% | 38°, 28%, 86% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58 | 74 | −16 |
| Lab L* | 80.7 | 89.1 | −8.4 |
| Lab a* | 0.9 | 0.3 | +0.6 |
| Lab b* | 8.8 | 6.7 | +2.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Sandy | Warm | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Beige | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Accessible Beige (SW 7036), published as #D1C7B8
#C0BDB6
#E2D1B8
Shoji White (SW 7042), published as #E6DFD3
#D5D5D1
#F8E9D3
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 Shoji White (SW 7042) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 16 LRV points lighter (74 vs 58), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Shoji White (SW 7042) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 6.7 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 Accessible Beige in other brands
Closest matches to Shoji White in other brands
Common questions
- Is Accessible Beige the same color as Shoji White?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 5.8. Accessible Beige and Shoji White are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Accessible Beige or Shoji White?
- Shoji White, with an LRV of 74 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.