Every beige paint at Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore and Behr, in one list: the colors Benjamin Moore files as beige or light beige, plus each brand's own "beiges". Pick the brand, the undertone, how light and which way your room faces, and see the beiges that fit, each with its LRV.
Beiges that fit
The lightest beige: Benjamin Moore 2162-70 October Sky, LRV 81.34. 332 beiges fit.
Tap a color to choose it. LRV is how much light a color reflects (0 black, 100 a perfect white): the brand's own printed LRV where we read it, else ours, worked out from the brand's digital color. A screen shows that digital version, so check a real chip in your room's light before you buy. We are not connected to any of these brands.
Quick answer: Benjamin Moore’s most popular beiges include Shaker Beige HC-45 (LRV 53.53) and Muslin OC-12 (66.54); Sherwin-Williams’ best-known beige is Accessible Beige SW 7036 (57.7). The finder above lists all 332 beiges of the three brands by LRV and undertone, with the ones that suit your room’s light.
How to use the beige paint finder
- Pick a brand, or keep all three.
- Pick an undertone. Beiges lean warm; the choice here is yellow (golden) or peach and pink.
- Pick how light: Light, Medium or Deep, by Benjamin Moore’s own Light, Medium and Dark tags (every color it tags Dark has a printed LRV of 21.96 or less, every Light one 57.09 or more).
- Say which way the room faces. North leaves out the cool undertones; south keeps them all.
- Tap a beige to choose it, then see it on a wall in the room paint visualizer, or find its closest twins at the other two brands.
What counts as a beige
The finder uses Benjamin Moore’s own filing. Its color service tags every color with a family and a subfamily, and the finder takes every color it files as Beige or Light Beige, plus the colors its beige page names as popular beiges (Revere Pewter HC-172, which it calls a classic greige beloved for generations
, among them). Benjamin Moore puts it this way: With a vast array of shades and undertones, beige paint colors range from the barely-there to creamy and rich.
Sherwin-Williams and Behr do not publish families this way, so a Sherwin-Williams or Behr color joins when its closest Benjamin Moore color, by CIEDE2000, is very close (under 3) and is a beige by Benjamin Moore’s filing, or when its own brand’s name says beige (“Accessible Beige”) and it is a neutral. A color Sherwin-Williams itself files as a white, or one its own brand names a white (“Cameo White”), is left to the white paint finder. Every color in the list says why it is there. That gives 332 beiges: 92 at Sherwin-Williams, 167 at Benjamin Moore and 73 at Behr, from the brands’ own palette files.
Undertones and your room’s light
Beiges lean warm; the choice here is yellow (golden) or peach and pink. The undertone shown is our reading of each color’s digital version: its CIELAB hue, named the way paint brands name a lean. Benjamin Moore on the light: A room with northern light tends to reveal more of a paint colors’ Blue and Green undertones, so many homeowners opt for a warmer gray in those spaces.
And: Southern facing light is typically more flattering, opening the door for a wider range of grays in your space.
So North leaves out the cool-leaning colors (332 of 332 remain) and South keeps them all.
Popular beiges, with their LRV
LRV, light reflectance value, is how much light a color reflects, from 0 for black to 100 for a perfect white. Benjamin Moore’s and Sherwin-Williams’ LRVs are the ones each brand prints, read from its color service on 2026-10-11; a Behr LRV is ours, worked out from its digital color, and marked (ours).
| Color | LRV | Leans | How light | Why it is here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore HC-80 Bleeker Beige | 51.66 | yellow | medium | Benjamin Moore files it as beige |
| Benjamin Moore HC-83 Grant Beige | 55.81 | yellow | medium | Benjamin Moore files it as beige |
| Benjamin Moore HC-77 Alexandria Beige | 29.03 | yellow | medium | Benjamin Moore files it as beige |
| Benjamin Moore HC-45 Shaker Beige | 53.53 | yellow | medium | Benjamin Moore files it as beige |
| Benjamin Moore 1032 Bar Harbor Beige | 51.11 | yellow | medium | Benjamin Moore files it as beige |
| Benjamin Moore 966 Natural Linen | 59.84 | yellow | light | Benjamin Moore files it as beige |
| Benjamin Moore OC-12 Muslin | 66.54 | yellow | light | Benjamin Moore files it as beige |
| Benjamin Moore HC-172 Revere Pewter | 55.05 | yellow | medium | Benjamin Moore names it |
| Sherwin-Williams SW 7036 Accessible Beige | 57.7 | yellow | light | its own name says beige |
Worked examples
A north-facing bedroom. Choose North: 332 beiges remain (none of them cool). Benjamin Moore’s Shaker Beige HC-45 is LRV 53.53; Muslin OC-12, lighter, is 66.54.
Accessible Beige. Sherwin-Williams’ SW 7036 is LRV 57.7, and Sherwin-Williams says of it: Unlike many beiges, this color has undertones of gray that can give your space a warm, snug feel.
Benjamin Moore files its closest color, CC-460, as brown and neutral, not beige, so it is here because its own name says beige.
A light beige. Choose Light: 160 beiges. The lightest at Behr is Behr PPU6-10 Cream Puff (LRV 79 (ours)).
Common mistakes when choosing a beige
- Judging the undertone on the chip alone. Benjamin Moore:
Paint colors are often created by using two or more colors. If there is a higher percentage of one color over the other, that creates an undertone.
Hold the chip against plain white printer paper and the lean shows. - Ignoring the room’s light. North light pulls a color toward blue and green; south light is kinder. Choose the room direction above.
- Trusting a screen. Every color here is the brand’s digital stand-in for the paint. Buy a sample and look at it on the wall morning and evening.
- Picking by LRV alone. Two beiges with the same LRV can look very different: one golden, one pinkish. Read the lean beside each.
Found your beige? See it on a sample room or your own photo in the room paint visualizer, and pick the trim with the trim color picker. Planning the furniture too? The free 2D room planner lays out the room.
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Beige paint color questions
What are the most popular beige paint colors?
Benjamin Moore names Bleeker Beige HC-80, Grant Beige HC-83, Alexandria Beige HC-77, Shaker Beige HC-45, Bar Harbor Beige 1032, Natural Linen 966 and Muslin OC-12. Sherwin-Williams’ best-known beige is Accessible Beige SW 7036.
What is the best beige paint color?
The one that suits your light and your floors. Start with the room direction (a north-facing room keeps the warm beiges) and how light you want it, then compare a few on a wall.
Is beige a good color for walls?
Benjamin Moore says beige has long been a homeowner and interior designer favorite for interiors and exteriors, and that its shades and undertones let it work on its own or behind bolder colors.
What beige paint colors work in a living room?
A light or medium beige with a warm undertone: the finder lists 160 light and 172 medium beiges. Look at the Read next living rooms below for how they look furnished.
Is Accessible Beige a beige or a greige?
Sherwin-Williams calls it a beige with undertones of gray. Benjamin Moore files its closest color as a brown neutral, not a gray, so it is a beige here, not a greige.
What is the difference between beige and greige?
Beige is a light warm brown; greige is a gray with beige warmth. The greige paint finder lists the greiges.
What are the best beige paint colors from Sherwin-Williams?
Choose Sherwin-Williams in the finder: 92 beiges, each with the LRV Sherwin-Williams prints.
Can I see a beige on my own walls?
Yes. Tap a beige, then See it on a wall: the room paint visualizer paints it on a sample room or on your own photo, in your browser.