Accessible Beige (SW 7036) vs Gossamer Veil (SW 9165)

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 Gossamer Veil SW 9165 (simulated) — Gossamer Veil SW 9165#D3CEC4, LRV 62

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

Quick decision

Lighter: Gossamer Veil, LRV 62 vs 58.
Warmer: Accessible Beige, both greige (Lab b* 8.8 vs 5.6).
North rooms: Gossamer Veil: keeps more brightness (L* 79.0 vs 76.7 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 4.3 vs 4.9).
Trim that works: Frost Bite SW 9505, #F6F0E5, LRV 88: 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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Gossamer VeilSherwin-Williams, SW 9165LRV 62, #D3CEC4

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Accessible Beige (SW 7036) is slightly darker than Gossamer Veil (SW 9165) and warmer: LRV 58 vs 62, deltaE 3.1 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Accessible Beige	Gossamer Veil	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7036	SW 9165
Hex	#D1C7B8	#D3CEC4
RGB	209, 199, 184	211, 206, 196
HSL	36°, 21%, 77%	40°, 15%, 80%
LRV (light reflectance value)	58	62	−4
Lab L*	80.7	82.9	−2.2
Lab a*	0.9	0.0	+1.0
Lab b*	8.8	5.6	+3.2
Undertone	Warm Sandy	Neutral
Temperature	warm	warm
Color family	Beige	Greige

Same paint, two kinds of light

Accessible Beige (SW 7036), published as #D1C7B8

North light (cool, indirect)
#C0BDB6

South light (warm, direct)
#E2D1B8

Gossamer Veil (SW 9165), published as #D3CEC4

North light (cool, indirect)
#C2C4C2

South light (warm, direct)
#E5D8C4

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 Gossamer Veil (SW 9165) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 4 LRV points lighter (62 vs 58), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Gossamer Veil (SW 9165) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 5.6 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 Gossamer Veil in other brands

Common questions

Is Accessible Beige the same color as Gossamer Veil?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.1. Most people can see the difference between Accessible Beige and Gossamer Veil side by side.
Which is lighter, Accessible Beige or Gossamer Veil?: Gossamer Veil, with an LRV of 62 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.