Lulworth Blue vs Accessible Beige

Lulworth Blue is a Farrow & Ball color while Accessible Beige comes from Sherwin-Williams. Lulworth Blue reads as blue, while Accessible Beige reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 58 vs 45, Accessible Beige will read as the brighter of the two — a 12-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Lulworth Blue's cool character against Accessible Beige's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 22.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Lulworth Blue vs Accessible Beige in Real Spaces

6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lulworth Blue 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.

Lulworth BlueLulworth Blue living room color

@sourced_by_holly

Accessible BeigeAccessible Beige SW 7036 living room

@mybudgetrecipes

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 Lulworth Blue would.

Lulworth BlueFarrow and Ball Lulworth Blue bedroom interior

@among_thebarley_fields

Accessible BeigeBedroom painted in Sherwin-Williams Accessible Beige

@mybudgetrecipes

Bathroom

Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Accessible Beige will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Lulworth Blue would.

Lulworth BlueLulworth Blue bathroom color paint

@lockerka1

Accessible BeigeBeige bathroom in Accessible Beige by Sherwin Williams

@mybudgetrecipes

House

At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Accessible Beige will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Lulworth Blue would.

Lulworth BlueFarrow and Ball Lulworth Blue door paint review

@georgianahome_

Accessible BeigeAccessible Beige house color review

@mybudgetrecipes

Front Door

Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Accessible Beige returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Lulworth BlueFarrow and Ball Lulworth Blue front door paint

@lowdham_joinery_ltd

Accessible BeigeBeige front door with Accessible Beige SW 7036

@mybudgetrecipes

Kitchen Cabinets

On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Accessible Beige will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Lulworth Blue would.

Lulworth BlueFarrow and Ball Lulworth Blue kitchen cabinets paint review

@theuglyducklingpaintedkitchens

Accessible BeigeKitchen cabinets painted in Sherwin-Williams Accessible Beige

@homeimprovementdude

Color Details

Lulworth Blue
Farrow & Ball · 89
Hex#a1b8ca
LRV45.2
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number89
Undertone
TemperatureCool
BrightnessMedium
Accessible Beige
Sherwin-Williams · 7036
Hex#D1C7B8
LRV57.7
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number7036
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

Lulworth Blue vs Accessible Beige Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lulworth Blue 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 Lulworth Blue comparisons

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

White Dove
Lulworth Blue
White Dove
Lulworth Blue
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45

At LRV 83 vs 45, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Ammonite
Lulworth Blue
Ammonite
Lulworth Blue
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 45), opening up a space where Lulworth Blue encloses it.

Lulworth Blue
Iron Ore
Lulworth Blue
Iron Ore
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45

At LRV 45 vs 6, Lulworth Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Lulworth Blue
Purbeck Stone
Lulworth Blue
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45

Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Lulworth Blue
Evergreen Fog
Lulworth Blue
Evergreen Fog
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45

Lulworth Blue reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.

Lulworth Blue
Mizzle
Lulworth Blue
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

A 6-point LRV gap (52 vs 45) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.

Lulworth Blue
Agreeable Gray
Lulworth Blue
Agreeable Gray
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45

Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 45), opening up a space where Lulworth Blue encloses it.

Denim Drift
Lulworth Blue
Denim Drift
Lulworth Blue
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45

At LRV 45 vs 27, Lulworth Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

French Gray
Lulworth Blue
French Gray
Lulworth Blue
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45

With LRVs of 45 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Lulworth Blue
Naval
Lulworth Blue
Naval
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Lulworth Blue reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Tranquil Dawn
Lulworth Blue
Tranquil Dawn
Lulworth Blue
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45

A 10-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.

Bancha
Lulworth Blue
Bancha
Lulworth Blue
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45

At LRV 45 vs 13, Lulworth Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Hardwick White
Lulworth Blue
Hardwick White
Lulworth Blue
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Lulworth Blue
Pure White
Lulworth Blue
Pure White
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 45), opening up a space where Lulworth Blue encloses it.

Lulworth Blue
Artichoke
Lulworth Blue
Artichoke
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Lulworth Blue reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Lulworth Blue
Balboa Mist
Lulworth Blue
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45

At LRV 66 vs 45, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Lulworth Blue
Shoji White
Lulworth Blue
Shoji White
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45

At LRV 74 vs 45, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Lulworth Blue
Snowbound
Lulworth Blue
Snowbound
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 45, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Lulworth Blue
Pewter Green
Lulworth Blue
Pewter Green
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45

At LRV 45 vs 12, Lulworth Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Lulworth Blue
Skimming Stone
Lulworth Blue
Skimming Stone
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45

At LRV 68 vs 45, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Dix Blue
Lulworth Blue
Dix Blue
Lulworth Blue
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45

Lulworth Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Calamine
Lulworth Blue
Calamine
Lulworth Blue
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45

Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Lulworth Blue encloses it.

Lulworth Blue
Treron
Lulworth Blue
Treron
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Lulworth Blue reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.

Vintage Vogue
Lulworth Blue
Vintage Vogue
Lulworth Blue
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45

At LRV 45 vs 12, Lulworth Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Saybrook Sage
Lulworth Blue
Saybrook Sage
Lulworth Blue
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Lulworth Blue
Pale Green
Lulworth Blue
Pale Green
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Lulworth Blue reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Pine Needle
Lulworth Blue
Pine Needle
Lulworth Blue
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45

Lulworth Blue reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Lulworth Blue
Cement grey
Lulworth Blue
Cement grey
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Lulworth Blue reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.

Guilford Green
Lulworth Blue
Guilford Green
Lulworth Blue
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45

Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Just Walnut
Lulworth Blue
Just Walnut
Lulworth Blue
Farrow & Ball
Lulworth Blue
89 · LRV 45

Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 45), opening up a space where Lulworth Blue encloses it.