Auburn Embers vs Accessible Beige

Auburn EmbersDuluxvsAccessible BeigeSherwin-WilliamsΔE 46.2Very different colors

Auburn Embers is a Dulux color while Accessible Beige comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Auburn Embers belongs to the pink-red family and Accessible Beige to the beige-greige family. At LRV 58 vs 18, Accessible Beige will read as the brighter of the two — a 40-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 46.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Auburn Embers vs Accessible Beige in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Auburn Embers 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

Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Accessible Beige returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Auburn EmbersDulux Auburn Embers hallway color

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Accessible BeigeAccessible Beige SW 7036 living room

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Bedroom

Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Accessible Beige will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Auburn Embers would.

Auburn EmbersDulux Auburn Embers bedroom color

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Accessible BeigeBedroom painted in Sherwin-Williams Accessible Beige

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Color Details

Auburn Embers
Dulux · 04YR 18/324
Hex#A85958
LRV18.0
BrandDulux
Number04YR 18/324
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessDark
Accessible Beige
Sherwin-Williams · 7036
Hex#D1C7B8
LRV57.7
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number7036
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

Auburn Embers vs Accessible Beige Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Auburn Embers 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 Auburn Embers comparisons

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

Auburn Embers
Ammonite
Auburn Embers
Ammonite
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 18), opening up a space where Auburn Embers encloses it.

White Dove
Auburn Embers
White Dove
Auburn Embers
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18

At LRV 83 vs 18, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Auburn Embers
Iron Ore
Auburn Embers
Iron Ore
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18

At LRV 18 vs 6, Auburn Embers is decisively the brighter choice.

Auburn Embers
Purbeck Stone
Auburn Embers
Purbeck Stone
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18

Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 18), opening up a space where Auburn Embers encloses it.

Auburn Embers
Evergreen Fog
Auburn Embers
Evergreen Fog
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18

Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 18), opening up a space where Auburn Embers encloses it.

Auburn Embers
Mizzle
Auburn Embers
Mizzle
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

At LRV 52 vs 18, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.

Auburn Embers
Agreeable Gray
Auburn Embers
Agreeable Gray
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18

Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 18), opening up a space where Auburn Embers encloses it.

Auburn Embers
Auburn Embers
Denim Drift
Denim Drift
Auburn Embers vs Denim Drift
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18

A 9-point LRV gap (27 vs 18) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.

Auburn Embers
French Gray
Auburn Embers
French Gray
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18

French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 18), opening up a space where Auburn Embers encloses it.

Auburn Embers
Naval
Auburn Embers
Naval
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Auburn Embers reflects far more light (LRV 18 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Auburn Embers
Tranquil Dawn
Auburn Embers
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18

At LRV 55 vs 18, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.

Auburn Embers
Bancha
Auburn Embers
Bancha
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

A 5-point LRV gap (18 vs 13) makes Auburn Embers the marginally brighter of the two.

Auburn Embers
Hardwick White
Auburn Embers
Hardwick White
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18

At LRV 44 vs 18, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.

Auburn Embers
Pure White
Auburn Embers
Pure White
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 18), opening up a space where Auburn Embers encloses it.

Auburn Embers
Artichoke
Auburn Embers
Artichoke
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Artichoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Balboa Mist
Auburn Embers
Balboa Mist
Auburn Embers
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18

At LRV 66 vs 18, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Auburn Embers
Shoji White
Auburn Embers
Shoji White
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18

At LRV 74 vs 18, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Auburn Embers
Snowbound
Auburn Embers
Snowbound
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 18, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Auburn Embers
Pigeon
Auburn Embers
Pigeon
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51

Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 18), opening up a space where Auburn Embers encloses it.

Auburn Embers
Pewter Green
Auburn Embers
Pewter Green
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18

A 6-point LRV gap (18 vs 12) makes Auburn Embers the marginally brighter of the two.

Auburn Embers
Duck Green
Auburn Embers
Duck Green
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18

A 10-point LRV gap (18 vs 8) makes Auburn Embers the marginally brighter of the two.

Auburn Embers
Skimming Stone
Auburn Embers
Skimming Stone
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18

At LRV 68 vs 18, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Auburn Embers
Dix Blue
Auburn Embers
Dix Blue
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 18), opening up a space where Auburn Embers encloses it.

Auburn Embers
Hicks' Blue
Auburn Embers
Hicks' Blue
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18

Auburn Embers vs Hicks' Blue

Auburn Embers
Slaked Lime Deep
Auburn Embers
Slaked Lime Deep
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18

Auburn Embers vs Slaked Lime Deep

Vintage Vogue
Auburn Embers
Vintage Vogue
Auburn Embers
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18

A 6-point LRV gap (18 vs 12) makes Auburn Embers the marginally brighter of the two.

Auburn Embers
Livid
Auburn Embers
Livid
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18

Auburn Embers vs Livid

Saybrook Sage
Auburn Embers
Saybrook Sage
Auburn Embers
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18

At LRV 45 vs 18, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.

Auburn Embers
Pale Green
Auburn Embers
Pale Green
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 18), opening up a space where Auburn Embers encloses it.

Auburn Embers
Pine Needle
Auburn Embers
Pine Needle
Dulux
Auburn Embers
04YR 18/324 · LRV 18

Auburn Embers reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.