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

Settled, side by side

Creekbed

Benjamin Moore · 1006

Accessible Beige

Sherwin-Williams · SW 7036

33.34
LRV
57.67
Accessible Beige is 24.3 points lighter
#A99A8D
Hex
#D1C7B8
169 · 154 · 141
RGB
209 · 199 · 184
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Taupe — grey and brown in equal measure with a faint pink
Undertone
Warm greige with a soft brown-gold base
Beige
Family
Beige
Classics Color Collection
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The difference

Read from the numbers

Accessible Beige is the lighter of the two at LRV 57.67, 24.3 points above Creekbed at LRV 33.34. Both read warm. Both belong to the beige family. For a whole room, Accessible Beige is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Creekbed is the bolder pick.

How they read

In their own words

Creekbed is a true taupe — grey and brown balanced so evenly that it reads as neither, with a faint pink warmth underneath. At LRV 33 it is a mid-tone, dark enough to feel like a color and light enough to keep a small room from closing in. It is the shade of wet river stone.

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.

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