Clear Skies vs Accessible Beige

Where Clear Skies belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Accessible Beige is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Clear Skies belongs to the blue-grey family and Accessible Beige to the beige-greige family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (55 vs 58), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. With a ΔE of 13.0, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Clear Skies vs Accessible Beige in Real Spaces

5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Clear Skies and Accessible Beige in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.

Living Room

In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.

Clear SkiesClear Skies CA189 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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Accessible BeigeAccessible Beige SW 7036 living room

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Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

Clear SkiesClear Skies CA189 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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Accessible BeigeBedroom painted in Sherwin-Williams Accessible Beige

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Kitchen

In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

Clear SkiesClear Skies CA189 by Cloverdale Paint — Kitchen

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Accessible BeigeSherwin Williams Accessible Beige kitchen

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Dining Room

A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.

Clear SkiesClear Skies CA189 by Cloverdale Paint — Dining Room

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Accessible BeigeAccessible Beige Dining Room

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Bathroom

Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

Clear SkiesClear Skies CA189 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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Accessible BeigeBeige bathroom in Accessible Beige by Sherwin Williams

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Color Details

Clear Skies
Cloverdale Paint · CA189
Hex#B5C8C7
LRV55.3
BrandCloverdale Paint
NumberCA189
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessMedium
Accessible Beige
Sherwin-Williams · 7036
Hex#D1C7B8
LRV57.7
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number7036
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

Clear Skies vs Accessible Beige Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Clear Skies on one side and Accessible Beige on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.

More Clear Skies comparisons

See how Clear Skies stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Clear Skies
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Ammonite
Clear Skies
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reads noticeably lighter

Iron Ore
Clear Skies
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Clear Skies is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Clear Skies
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Clear Skies reads slightly lighter

Evergreen Fog
Clear Skies
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Clear Skies reads noticeably lighter

Mizzle
Clear Skies
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Clear Skies reads slightly lighter

Agreeable Gray
Clear Skies
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter

Denim Drift
Clear Skies
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Clear Skies is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Clear Skies
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Nearly identical in tone

Balboa Mist
Clear Skies
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter

Vintage Vogue
Clear Skies
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Clear Skies is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Clear Skies
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Clear Skies reads noticeably lighter

Pine Needle
Clear Skies
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Clear Skies is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Clear Skies
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Clear Skies is the lighter choice

Black grey
Clear Skies
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Clear Skies is the lighter choice

Piazza
Clear Skies
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Piazza reads slightly lighter

Humble Yellow
Clear Skies
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Nearly identical in tone

Windmill Lane
Clear Skies
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Clear Skies reads noticeably lighter

Senses
Clear Skies
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Clear Skies reads noticeably lighter

Lamp Black
Clear Skies
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Clear Skies is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Clear Skies
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Nearly identical in tone

Tea with Florence
Clear Skies
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Clear Skies is the lighter choice

Thames Fog
Clear Skies
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Clear Skies is the lighter choice

Ocean Abyss
Clear Skies
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Clear Skies is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Clear Skies
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Clear Skies reads slightly lighter

Teton Blue
Clear Skies
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Clear Skies reads noticeably lighter

RAL 110-2
Clear Skies
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 reads noticeably lighter

RAL 110-1
Clear Skies
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 reads noticeably lighter

Paper
Clear Skies
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper is the lighter choice

Passageway
Clear Skies
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Clear Skies is the lighter choice