Accessible Beige (SW 7036) vs Touch of Sand (SW 9085)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- About the same: LRV 58 vs 58.
- Warmer
- Accessible Beige, both greige (Lab b* 8.8 vs 8.3).
- North rooms
- About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 77.0 vs 76.7 in north light).
- Trim that works
- Panda White SW 6147, #EAE2D4, LRV 77: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 2.5, noticeably different. At 2.5, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
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Accessible Beige
More comparisons with Accessible Beige
Accessible Beige (SW 7036) is about as light as Touch of Sand (SW 9085) and about as warm: LRV 58 vs 58, deltaE 2.5 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Accessible Beige | Touch of Sand | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7036 | SW 9085 | |
| Hex | #D1C7B8 | #D5C7BA | |
| RGB | 209, 199, 184 | 213, 199, 186 | |
| HSL | 36°, 21%, 77% | 29°, 24%, 78% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58 | 58 | 0 |
| Lab L* | 80.7 | 81.0 | −0.4 |
| Lab a* | 0.9 | 2.7 | −1.8 |
| Lab b* | 8.8 | 8.3 | +0.5 |
| 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
Touch of Sand (SW 9085), published as #D5C7BA
#C4BDB8
#E6D1BA
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 0 LRV points lighter (58 vs 58), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Accessible Beige in other brands
Closest matches to Touch of Sand in other brands
Common questions
- Is Accessible Beige the same color as Touch of Sand?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.5. Most people can see the difference between Accessible Beige and Touch of Sand side by side.
- Which is lighter, Accessible Beige or Touch of Sand?
- Neither: both have an LRV of 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.