Accessible Beige (SW 7036) vs Grecian Ivory (SW 7541)

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 Grecian Ivory SW 7541 (simulated) — Grecian Ivory SW 7541#D8CFBE, LRV 63

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

Quick decision

Lighter: Grecian Ivory, LRV 63 vs 58.
Warmer: About the same, both greige (Lab b* 8.8 vs 9.6).
North rooms: Grecian Ivory 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 2.2, very close. At 2.2, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.

See each color

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

More comparisons with Accessible Beige

Grecian IvorySherwin-Williams, SW 7541LRV 63, #D8CFBE

Accessible Beige (SW 7036) is darker than Grecian Ivory (SW 7541) and about as warm: LRV 58 vs 63, deltaE 2.2 (very close).

Side by side

Measure	Accessible Beige	Grecian Ivory	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7036	SW 7541
Hex	#D1C7B8	#D8CFBE
RGB	209, 199, 184	216, 207, 190
HSL	36°, 21%, 77%	39°, 25%, 80%
LRV (light reflectance value)	58	63	−5
Lab L*	80.7	83.4	−2.8
Lab a*	0.9	0.2	+0.7
Lab b*	8.8	9.6	−0.8
Undertone	Warm Sandy	Warm
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

Grecian Ivory (SW 7541), published as #D8CFBE

North light (cool, indirect)
#C7C5BC

South light (warm, direct)
#EAD9BE

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 Grecian Ivory (SW 7541) 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

Closest matches to Accessible Beige in other brands

Closest matches to Grecian Ivory in other brands

Common questions

Is Accessible Beige the same color as Grecian Ivory?: They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.2. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Accessible Beige and Grecian Ivory.
Which is lighter, Accessible Beige or Grecian Ivory?: Grecian Ivory, with an LRV of 63 against 58.

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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.