Agreeable Gray vs Accessible Beige

Agreeable Gray (LRV 60) and Accessible Beige (LRV 58) are Sherwin-Williams' two most popular warm neutrals, two points of LRV apart. Agreeable Gray reads more gray with a faint violet cast in low light; Accessible Beige stays a truer tan with no pink flash.

Agreeable Gray Sherwin-Williams · SW 7029 LRV 60

Pick Agreeable Gray for the more gray-leaning of the two, especially in a room with mixed natural and artificial light.

Accessible Beige Sherwin-Williams · SW 7036 LRV 58

Pick Accessible Beige when Agreeable Gray tested too cool or too violet on your wall, and you want a warmer, truer tan instead.

How close are they?

Delta-E (perceptual color distance) between Agreeable Gray and Accessible Beige is 3.3 (a visible but subtle difference, more apparent side by side than in separate rooms). LRV runs 60 for Agreeable Gray versus 58 for Accessible Beige, a 2-point gap.