Accessible Beige (SW 7036) vs Rivers Edge (SW 7517)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Rivers Edge, LRV 63 vs 58.
- Warmer
- Rivers Edge, both greige (Lab b* 10.1 vs 8.8).
- North rooms
- Rivers Edge keeps more brightness (L* 79.4 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 2.3, very close. At 2.3, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
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Accessible Beige
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Accessible Beige (SW 7036) is darker than Rivers Edge (SW 7517) and slightly cooler: LRV 58 vs 63, deltaE 2.3 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Accessible Beige | Rivers Edge | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7036 | SW 7517 | |
| Hex | #D1C7B8 | #DBCEBD | |
| RGB | 209, 199, 184 | 219, 206, 189 | |
| HSL | 36°, 21%, 77% | 34°, 29%, 80% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58 | 63 | −5 |
| Lab L* | 80.7 | 83.4 | −2.7 |
| Lab a* | 0.9 | 1.7 | −0.7 |
| Lab b* | 8.8 | 10.1 | −1.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Sandy | Warm Yellow | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Beige | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Accessible Beige (SW 7036), published as #D1C7B8
#C0BDB6
#E2D1B8
Rivers Edge (SW 7517), published as #DBCEBD
#CAC4BB
#ECD8BD
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 Rivers Edge (SW 7517) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 5 LRV points lighter (63 vs 58), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Accessible Beige (SW 7036) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 8.8 against 10.1, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Rivers Edge (SW 7517) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 10.1), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Accessible Beige in other brands
Closest matches to Rivers Edge in other brands
Common questions
- Is Accessible Beige the same color as Rivers Edge?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.3. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Accessible Beige and Rivers Edge.
- Which is lighter, Accessible Beige or Rivers Edge?
- Rivers Edge, with an LRV of 63 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.