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Settled, side by side

Accessible Beige

Sherwin-Williams · SW 7036

Pure White

Sherwin-Williams · SW 7005

57.67
LRV
84
Pure White is 26.3 points lighter
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Hex
#EDECE6
209 · 199 · 184
RGB
237 · 236 · 230
Warm
Warmth
Neutral
Accessible Beige is warm; Pure White is neutral.
Warm greige with a soft brown-gold base
Undertone
A true soft white with a touch of grey and a touch of warmth; neither cool nor creamy
Beige
Family
White
Collection
White & Pastel

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Every room, each color

The difference

Read from the numbers

Pure White is the lighter of the two at LRV 84, 26.3 points above Accessible Beige at LRV 57.67. Accessible Beige leans warm where Pure White reads neutral. Accessible Beige is a beige, Pure White a white. For a whole room, Pure White 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.

Pure White is one of Sherwin-Williams' most-specified whites for a simple reason: it has almost no agenda. A trace of grey keeps it from glaring, a trace of warmth keeps it from turning blue, and at LRV 84 it is bright without being stark. It is the white you choose when the art, the furniture or the view is the point.

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