Accessible Beige (SW 7036) vs Neutral Ground (SW 7568)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Neutral Ground, LRV 70 vs 58.
- Warmer
- About the same, both greige (Lab b* 8.8 vs 8.9).
- North rooms
- Neutral Ground keeps more brightness (L* 83.4 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 4.6, noticeably different. At 4.6, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
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Accessible Beige
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Neutral Ground
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Accessible Beige (SW 7036) is darker than Neutral Ground (SW 7568) and about as warm: LRV 58 vs 70, deltaE 4.6 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Accessible Beige | Neutral Ground | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7036 | SW 7568 | |
| Hex | #D1C7B8 | #E2DACA | |
| RGB | 209, 199, 184 | 226, 218, 202 | |
| HSL | 36°, 21%, 77% | 40°, 29%, 84% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58 | 70 | −12 |
| Lab L* | 80.7 | 87.3 | −6.6 |
| Lab a* | 0.9 | 0.0 | +0.9 |
| Lab b* | 8.8 | 8.9 | −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
Neutral Ground (SW 7568), published as #E2DACA
#D1D0C8
#F4E4CA
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 Neutral Ground (SW 7568) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 12 LRV points lighter (70 vs 58), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Accessible Beige in other brands
Closest matches to Neutral Ground in other brands
Common questions
- Is Accessible Beige the same color as Neutral Ground?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.6. Most people can see the difference between Accessible Beige and Neutral Ground side by side.
- Which is lighter, Accessible Beige or Neutral Ground?
- Neutral Ground, with an LRV of 70 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.