Accessible Beige (SW 7036) vs Soft Suede (SW 9577)

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 Soft Suede SW 9577 (simulated) — Soft Suede SW 9577#D0C6B8, LRV 57

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

Quick decision

Lighter: Accessible Beige, LRV 58 vs 57.
Warmer: About the same, both greige (Lab b* 8.8 vs 8.3).
North rooms: About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 76.7 vs 76.3 in north light).
Trim that works: Panda White SW 6147, #EAE2D4, LRV 77: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 0.5, indistinguishable. At 0.5, pick on price, finish or availability.

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

More comparisons with Accessible Beige

Soft SuedeSherwin-Williams, SW 9577LRV 57, #D0C6B8

Accessible Beige (SW 7036) is about as light as Soft Suede (SW 9577) and about as warm: LRV 58 vs 57, deltaE 0.5 (indistinguishable).

Side by side

Measure	Accessible Beige	Soft Suede	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7036	SW 9577
Hex	#D1C7B8	#D0C6B8
RGB	209, 199, 184	208, 198, 184
HSL	36°, 21%, 77%	35°, 20%, 77%
LRV (light reflectance value)	58	57	+1
Lab L*	80.7	80.3	+0.3
Lab a*	0.9	1.1	−0.2
Lab b*	8.8	8.3	+0.5
Undertone	Warm Sandy	Warm
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

Soft Suede (SW 9577), published as #D0C6B8

North light (cool, indirect)
#BFBCB6

South light (warm, direct)
#E1D0B8

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 1 LRV points lighter (58 vs 57), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Accessible Beige in other brands

Closest matches to Soft Suede in other brands

Common questions

Is Accessible Beige the same color as Soft Suede?: They are indistinguishable: a CIEDE2000 difference of 0.5. Most people cannot tell Accessible Beige and Soft Suede apart.
Which is lighter, Accessible Beige or Soft Suede?: Accessible Beige, with an LRV of 58 against 57.

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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.