Natural Tan (SW 7567) vs Neutral Ground (SW 7568)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Neutral Ground, LRV 70 vs 65.
- Warmer
- About the same, both greige (Lab b* 8.7 vs 8.9).
- North rooms
- Neutral Ground keeps more brightness (L* 83.4 vs 80.7 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 2.1, very close. At 2.1, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
See each color
Natural Tan
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Neutral Ground
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Natural Tan (SW 7567) is darker than Neutral Ground (SW 7568) and about as warm: LRV 65 vs 70, deltaE 2.1 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Natural Tan | Neutral Ground | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7567 | SW 7568 | |
| Hex | #DCD2C3 | #E2DACA | |
| RGB | 220, 210, 195 | 226, 218, 202 | |
| HSL | 36°, 26%, 81% | 40°, 29%, 84% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65 | 70 | −5 |
| Lab L* | 84.6 | 87.3 | −2.7 |
| Lab a* | 0.9 | 0.0 | +0.9 |
| Lab b* | 8.7 | 8.9 | −0.2 |
| Undertone | Warm | Warm | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Beige | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Natural Tan (SW 7567), published as #DCD2C3
#CBC8C1
#EEDCC3
Neutral Ground (SW 7568), published as #E2DACA
#D1D0C8
#F4E4CA
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 Neutral Ground (SW 7568) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 5 LRV points lighter (70 vs 65), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Natural Tan in other brands
Closest matches to Neutral Ground in other brands
Common questions
- Is Natural Tan the same color as Neutral Ground?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.1. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Natural Tan and Neutral Ground.
- Which is lighter, Natural Tan or Neutral Ground?
- Neutral Ground, with an LRV of 70 against 65.
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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.