Accessible Beige (SW 7036) vs Jogging Path (SW 7638)

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 Jogging Path SW 7638 (simulated) — Jogging Path SW 7638#C0B9A9, LRV 49

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

Quick decision

Lighter: Accessible Beige, LRV 58 vs 49.
Warmer: About the same, both greige (Lab b* 8.8 vs 9.0).
North rooms: Accessible Beige keeps more brightness (L* 76.7 vs 71.3 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 4.2, noticeably different. At 4.2, 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

Jogging PathSherwin-Williams, SW 7638LRV 49, #C0B9A9

Accessible Beige (SW 7036) is lighter than Jogging Path (SW 7638) and about as warm: LRV 58 vs 49, deltaE 4.2 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Accessible Beige	Jogging Path	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7036	SW 7638
Hex	#D1C7B8	#C0B9A9
RGB	209, 199, 184	192, 185, 169
HSL	36°, 21%, 77%	42°, 15%, 71%
LRV (light reflectance value)	58	49	+9
Lab L*	80.7	75.3	+5.3
Lab a*	0.9	-0.3	+1.2
Lab b*	8.8	9.0	−0.3
Undertone	Warm Sandy	Neutral
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

Jogging Path (SW 7638), published as #C0B9A9

North light (cool, indirect)
#AFAFA7

South light (warm, direct)
#D1C3A9

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 9 LRV points lighter (58 vs 49), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Accessible Beige in other brands

Closest matches to Jogging Path in other brands

Common questions

Is Accessible Beige the same color as Jogging Path?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.2. Most people can see the difference between Accessible Beige and Jogging Path side by side.
Which is lighter, Accessible Beige or Jogging Path?: Accessible Beige, with an LRV of 58 against 49.

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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.