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Settled, side by side

Pashmina

Benjamin Moore · AF-100

Accessible Beige

Sherwin-Williams · SW 7036

44.2
LRV
57.67
Accessible Beige is 13.5 points lighter
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Hex
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187 · 178 · 161
RGB
209 · 199 · 184
Neutral
Warmth
Warm
Pashmina is neutral; Accessible Beige is warm.
Balanced taupe — neither warm nor cool, neither light nor dark
Undertone
Warm greige with a soft brown-gold base
Beige
Family
Beige
Affinity
Collection

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The difference

Read from the numbers

Accessible Beige is the lighter of the two at LRV 57.67, 13.5 points above Pashmina at LRV 44.2. Pashmina leans neutral where Accessible Beige reads 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 Pashmina is the bolder pick.

How they read

In their own words

Pashmina is Benjamin Moore's most even-handed taupe: the brand describes it as 'perfectly balanced between warm and cool, light and dark'. It belongs to the Affinity collection, designed so that every colour in it harmonises with every other.

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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