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Settled, side by side

Deep Secret

Benjamin Moore · CSP-625

Accessible Beige

Sherwin-Williams · SW 7036

11.64
LRV
57.67
Accessible Beige is 46 points lighter
#525A60
Hex
#D1C7B8
82 · 90 · 96
RGB
209 · 199 · 184
Cool
Warmth
Warm
Deep Secret is cool; Accessible Beige is warm.
Charcoal grey leaning blue; a slate rather than a soot
Undertone
Warm greige with a soft brown-gold base
Gray
Family
Beige
Color Stories
Collection

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The difference

Read from the numbers

Accessible Beige is the lighter of the two at LRV 57.67, 46 points above Deep Secret at LRV 11.64. Deep Secret leans cool where Accessible Beige reads warm. Deep Secret is a gray, Accessible Beige a beige. For a whole room, Accessible Beige is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Deep Secret is the bolder pick.

How they read

In their own words

Deep Secret is a dark charcoal grey with a clear blue undertone — Benjamin Moore files it in the blue family and calls it 'your new favorite gray'. It comes from the Color Stories collection, whose full-spectrum formulas shift more with the light than standard paints.

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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