Accessible Beige (SW 7036) vs Urban Putty (SW 7532)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Accessible Beige SW 7036 (simulated) — Accessible Beige SW 7036#D1C7B8, LRV 58

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Urban Putty SW 7532 (simulated) — Urban Putty SW 7532#CFC0AB, LRV 54

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.

Quick decision

Lighter: Accessible Beige, LRV 58 vs 54.
Warmer: Urban Putty (Lab b* 12.5 vs 8.8). Accessible Beige reads greige; Urban Putty reads yellow.
North rooms: Accessible Beige keeps more brightness (L* 76.7 vs 74.4 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 3.1, noticeably different. At 3.1, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

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

More comparisons with Accessible Beige

Urban PuttySherwin-Williams, SW 7532LRV 54, #CFC0AB

Accessible Beige (SW 7036) is slightly lighter than Urban Putty (SW 7532) and cooler: LRV 58 vs 54, deltaE 3.1 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Accessible Beige	Urban Putty	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7036	SW 7532
Hex	#D1C7B8	#CFC0AB
RGB	209, 199, 184	207, 192, 171
HSL	36°, 21%, 77%	35°, 27%, 74%
LRV (light reflectance value)	58	54	+4
Lab L*	80.7	78.4	+2.3
Lab a*	0.9	1.8	−0.9
Lab b*	8.8	12.5	−3.7
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

North light (cool, indirect)
#C0BDB6

South light (warm, direct)
#E2D1B8

Urban Putty (SW 7532), published as #CFC0AB

North light (cool, indirect)
#BFB6A9

South light (warm, direct)
#E0CAAB

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 4 LRV points lighter (58 vs 54), 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 12.5, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Urban Putty (SW 7532) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 12.5), which counters cool indirect light

Closest matches to Accessible Beige in other brands

Closest matches to Urban Putty in other brands

Common questions

Is Accessible Beige the same color as Urban Putty?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.1. Most people can see the difference between Accessible Beige and Urban Putty side by side.
Which is lighter, Accessible Beige or Urban Putty?: Accessible Beige, with an LRV of 58 against 54.

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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.