Accessible Beige (SW 7036) vs Natural Tan (SW 7567)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Natural Tan, LRV 65 vs 58.
- Warmer
- About the same, both greige (Lab b* 8.8 vs 8.7).
- North rooms
- Natural Tan keeps more brightness (L* 80.7 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 2.7, noticeably different. At 2.7, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
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Accessible Beige
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Accessible Beige (SW 7036) is darker than Natural Tan (SW 7567) and about as warm: LRV 58 vs 65, deltaE 2.7 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Accessible Beige | Natural Tan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7036 | SW 7567 | |
| Hex | #D1C7B8 | #DCD2C3 | |
| RGB | 209, 199, 184 | 220, 210, 195 | |
| HSL | 36°, 21%, 77% | 36°, 26%, 81% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58 | 65 | −7 |
| Lab L* | 80.7 | 84.6 | −4.0 |
| Lab a* | 0.9 | 0.9 | +0.0 |
| Lab b* | 8.8 | 8.7 | +0.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Sandy | Warm | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Beige | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Accessible Beige (SW 7036), published as #D1C7B8
#C0BDB6
#E2D1B8
Natural Tan (SW 7567), published as #DCD2C3
#CBC8C1
#EEDCC3
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 Natural Tan (SW 7567) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 7 LRV points lighter (65 vs 58), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Accessible Beige in other brands
Closest matches to Natural Tan in other brands
Common questions
- Is Accessible Beige the same color as Natural Tan?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.7. Most people can see the difference between Accessible Beige and Natural Tan side by side.
- Which is lighter, Accessible Beige or Natural Tan?
- Natural Tan, with an LRV of 65 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.