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Settled, side by side

Accessible Beige

Sherwin-Williams · SW 7036

Shoji White

Sherwin-Williams · SW 7042

57.67
LRV
74
Shoji White is 16.3 points lighter
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Hex
#E6DFD3
209 · 199 · 184
RGB
230 · 223 · 211
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Warm greige with a soft brown-gold base
Undertone
Greige-white; a warm off-white with a little grey and a little pink
Beige
Family
White
Collection
White & Pastel

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The difference

Read from the numbers

Shoji White is the lighter of the two at LRV 74, 16.3 points above Accessible Beige at LRV 57.67. Both read warm. Accessible Beige is a beige, Shoji White a white. For a whole room, Shoji 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.

Shoji White is a warm off-white with a greige base — a little grey, a little pink, no yellow. At LRV 74 it is soft rather than bright, and it has the quality of light through a paper screen: even, warm, forgiving. It is the white for people who find true whites cold and creams too sweet.

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