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

Settled, side by side

Accessible Beige

Sherwin-Williams · SW 7036

Swiss Coffee

Benjamin Moore · OC-45

57.67
LRV
81.91
Swiss Coffee is 24.2 points lighter
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Hex
#EEECE1
209 · 199 · 184
RGB
238 · 236 · 225
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Warm greige with a soft brown-gold base
Undertone
Creamy yellow-beige
Beige
Family
White
Collection
Off-White Collection

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The difference

Read from the numbers

Swiss Coffee is the lighter of the two at LRV 81.91, 24.2 points above Accessible Beige at LRV 57.67. Both read warm. Accessible Beige is a beige, Swiss Coffee a white. For a whole room, Swiss Coffee 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.

Swiss Coffee is the warm white by which other warm whites are measured. With an LRV near 84 it stays bright and open, but a slight yellow-beige undertone keeps it creamy rather than clinical — the look of fresh cream rather than fresh snow.

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