Color of the weekCalke Green · Farrow & Ball No. 34

Settled, side by side

Accessible Beige

Sherwin-Williams · SW 7036

Gray Envelope

Behr · DC-011

57.67
LRV
64
Gray Envelope is 6.3 points lighter
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Hex
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209 · 199 · 184
RGB
217 · 208 · 193
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Warm greige with a soft brown-gold base
Undertone
Warm light greige with a yellow-beige base; a wool shawl
Beige
Family
Beige
Collection
Designer Collection

In real rooms

Every room, each color

The difference

Read from the numbers

Gray Envelope is the lighter of the two at LRV 64, 6.3 points above Accessible Beige at LRV 57.67. Both read warm. Both belong to the beige family. For a whole room, Gray Envelope is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Accessible Beige is the bolder pick.

How they read

In their own words

Accessible Beige (SW 7036) leans further into beige than most greiges, with a soft brown-gold base that reads warm and grounded. At an LRV near 58 it's a hair deeper than Agreeable Gray, giving rooms a cozier, more traditional feel.

Gray Envelope is a light, warm greige from Behr's Designer Collection — Behr likens it to 'wrapping yourself in a light woolen shawl' and files it, tellingly, under yellow. At LRV 64 it is bright enough for large spaces and warm enough to feel welcoming.

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