Accessible Beige (SW 7036) vs Natural Linen (SW 9109)

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 Natural Linen SW 9109 (simulated) — Natural Linen SW 9109#DFD3C3, LRV 66

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

Quick decision

Lighter: Natural Linen, LRV 66 vs 58.
Warmer: About the same, both greige (Lab b* 8.8 vs 9.4).
North rooms: Natural Linen keeps more brightness (L* 81.2 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 3.1, noticeably different. At 3.1, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

Accessible BeigeSherwin-Williams, SW 7036LRV 58, #D1C7B8

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Natural LinenSherwin-Williams, SW 9109LRV 66, #DFD3C3

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Accessible Beige (SW 7036) is darker than Natural Linen (SW 9109) and about as warm: LRV 58 vs 66, deltaE 3.1 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Accessible Beige	Natural Linen	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7036	SW 9109
Hex	#D1C7B8	#DFD3C3
RGB	209, 199, 184	223, 211, 195
HSL	36°, 21%, 77%	34°, 30%, 82%
LRV (light reflectance value)	58	66	−8
Lab L*	80.7	85.1	−4.5
Lab a*	0.9	1.5	−0.5
Lab b*	8.8	9.4	−0.7
Undertone	Warm Sandy	Warm
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

Natural Linen (SW 9109), published as #DFD3C3

North light (cool, indirect)
#CEC9C1

South light (warm, direct)
#F1DDC3

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 Linen (SW 9109) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 8 LRV points lighter (66 vs 58), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Accessible Beige in other brands

Closest matches to Natural Linen in other brands

Common questions

Is Accessible Beige the same color as Natural Linen?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.1. Most people can see the difference between Accessible Beige and Natural Linen side by side.
Which is lighter, Accessible Beige or Natural Linen?: Natural Linen, with an LRV of 66 against 58.

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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.