Accessible Beige (SW 7036) vs Drift of Mist (SW 9166)

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 Drift of Mist SW 9166 (simulated) — Drift of Mist SW 9166#DCD8D0, LRV 69

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

Quick decision

Lighter: Drift of Mist, LRV 69 vs 58.
Warmer: Accessible Beige, both greige (Lab b* 8.8 vs 4.4).
North rooms: Drift of Mist: keeps more brightness (L* 82.5 vs 76.7 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.3 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.

See each color

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

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Drift of MistSherwin-Williams, SW 9166LRV 69, #DCD8D0

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Accessible Beige (SW 7036) is darker than Drift of Mist (SW 9166) and warmer: LRV 58 vs 69, deltaE 5.3 (clearly different).

Side by side

Measure	Accessible Beige	Drift of Mist	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7036	SW 9166
Hex	#D1C7B8	#DCD8D0
RGB	209, 199, 184	220, 216, 208
HSL	36°, 21%, 77%	40°, 15%, 84%
LRV (light reflectance value)	58	69	−11
Lab L*	80.7	86.5	−5.8
Lab a*	0.9	0.0	+1.0
Lab b*	8.8	4.4	+4.3
Undertone	Warm Sandy	Neutral
Temperature	warm	neutral
Color family	Beige	Gray

Same paint, two kinds of light

Accessible Beige (SW 7036), published as #D1C7B8

North light (cool, indirect)
#C0BDB6

South light (warm, direct)
#E2D1B8

Drift of Mist (SW 9166), published as #DCD8D0

North light (cool, indirect)
#CBCECE

South light (warm, direct)
#EEE2D0

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 Drift of Mist (SW 9166) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 11 LRV points lighter (69 vs 58), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Drift of Mist (SW 9166) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 4.4 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

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Common questions

Is Accessible Beige the same color as Drift of Mist?: They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 5.3. Accessible Beige and Drift of Mist are different colors.
Which is lighter, Accessible Beige or Drift of Mist?: Drift of Mist, with an LRV of 69 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.