Accessible Beige (SW 7036) vs City Loft (SW 7631)
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Quick decision
- Lighter
- City Loft, LRV 70 vs 58.
- Warmer
- Accessible Beige, both greige (Lab b* 8.8 vs 5.0).
- North rooms
- City Loft: keeps more brightness (L* 83.3 vs 76.7 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 4.1 vs 4.9).
- Trim that works
- Futon SW 7101, #EDE6DB, LRV 80: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 5.3, clearly different. At 5.3, treat them as different colors.
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Accessible Beige
More comparisons with Accessible Beige
Accessible Beige (SW 7036) is darker than City Loft (SW 7631) and warmer: LRV 58 vs 70, deltaE 5.3 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Accessible Beige | City Loft | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7036 | SW 7631 | |
| Hex | #D1C7B8 | #DFDAD1 | |
| RGB | 209, 199, 184 | 223, 218, 209 | |
| HSL | 36°, 21%, 77% | 39°, 18%, 85% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58 | 70 | −12 |
| Lab L* | 80.7 | 87.2 | −6.5 |
| Lab a* | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.8 |
| Lab b* | 8.8 | 5.0 | +3.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Sandy | Warm | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Beige | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Accessible Beige (SW 7036), published as #D1C7B8
#C0BDB6
#E2D1B8
City Loft (SW 7631), published as #DFDAD1
#CED0CF
#F1E4D1
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 City Loft (SW 7631) 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
- Pick City Loft (SW 7631) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 5.0 against 8.8, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Accessible Beige (SW 7036) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 8.8), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Accessible Beige in other brands
Closest matches to City Loft in other brands
Common questions
- Is Accessible Beige the same color as City Loft?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 5.3. Accessible Beige and City Loft are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Accessible Beige or City Loft?
- City Loft, 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.