Neutral Ground
SW 7568 · Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams
Neutral Ground
SW 7568
Noticeable yellow-beige, a warm color
- Color family
- White
- Sold for
- Interior and exterior
Sherwin-Williams Neutral Ground SW 7568 is a pale beige that Sherwin-Williams sells as a white, with an LRV of 71, which is bright for a beige and dim for a white: it lights a room but never passes for the trim. Our method reads its undertone as a noticeable yellow-beige, the strongest lean among its off-white neighbors and the reason it is shopped against Accessible Beige SW 7036 rather than against the whites. It is a wall color first, indoors and out, for rooms that want warmth without gray.
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Is Neutral Ground warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers
leans yellow
Undertone
Noticeable yellow-beige
A visible lean you see in daylight.
Neutral Ground measures warm with a clear, noticeable yellow lean and nothing at all toward red or green: a straight beige, not peach and not khaki. That purity is its main trait. It does not tip to pink in a west window or to green under cool bulbs; it only gets more or less beige. Against white trim it reads as a definite tan-cream, and against warm oak the two almost merge, which is why it can look like a wall of wood tone in a room full of it. Cool gray tile makes the beige show most. White Sesame SW 9586 is a near twin by measurement; Natural Choice SW 7011 and Oyster White SW 7637 are a touch lighter and grayer.
Neutral Ground in north, south, east and west light
A north-facing room is where Neutral Ground earns its name: the cool light knocks the beige back to a warm greige and it looks like a soft neutral instead of a tan, and its warmth keeps the room from going cold. South rooms show it at full strength, a plain warm beige that can read tan on a sunlit wall in the afternoon. East light warms it at breakfast and cools it by evening, and a west window adds gold at sunset without turning it peach. Under 2700K to 3000K bulbs it looks like the chip; 4000K bulbs make it look flat and muddy.
Watch for
- On a sunlit south wall beside cool white quartz it reads tan, not white
- In a room full of honey oak the walls and the wood can merge into one tone
- Against Extra White SW 7006 trim the beige looks stronger than on the chip
Best rooms and surfaces for Neutral Ground
Run through a whole house, Neutral Ground gives every room warmth from the beige side: living rooms, hallways, bedrooms and open plans all take it, and it hides scuffs better than a brighter white. On kitchen cabinets it reads as a light tan rather than a white, which suits warm stone, wood floors and bronze or black hardware; it looks dingy beside bright white appliances or cool quartz. Bathrooms are its weak room, since white tile and chrome push it toward yellow. It works well as a wall color under Alabaster SW 7008 trim, the pairing Sherwin-Williams gives it, and as the light step in a beige palette above Accessible Beige SW 7036. Skip it for a room built around cool grays.
Neutral Ground on an exterior
Sherwin-Williams sells Neutral Ground for exterior use, where it reads as a soft sand beige. Full sun lifts it close to a warm white, so a south-facing front looks brighter than the chip while the shaded sides keep the beige. It suits brick, stone and brown or bronze roofs, and it pairs with Alabaster SW 7008 or Extra White SW 7006 trim; a dark door in Urbane Bronze SW 7048 or Iron Ore SW 7069 gives the front some contrast.
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Neutral Ground vs Accessible Beige, Natural Choice, Natural Linen and Shoji White
Accessible BeigeNeutral GroundNeutral Ground vs Accessible Beige SW 7036
Neutral Ground is much lighter; both have a noticeable yellow-beige undertone.
Accessible Beige SW 7036 is the darker relative, thirteen points down the scale, with the same noticeable beige lean. On a wall Accessible Beige reads as a proper beige and Neutral Ground as a beige-white; the pair works as wall and trim, or as accent wall and main wall. Pick Accessible Beige for a bright room that can take depth; pick Neutral Ground for a hallway or a small room that needs light.
Natural ChoiceNeutral GroundNeutral Ground vs Natural Choice SW 7011
Neutral Ground is a touch darker; undertone noticeable yellow-beige vs subtle yellow-beige.
Natural Choice SW 7011 is a couple of points lighter and noticeably grayer, with a lean that tips toward green where Neutral Ground's is pure beige. Beside Natural Choice, Neutral Ground looks warm and creamy; beside Neutral Ground, Natural Choice looks stony. Choose Natural Choice for a room with gray or green in it; choose Neutral Ground for warm wood, brass and cream.
Natural LinenNeutral GroundNeutral Ground vs Natural Linen SW 9109
Neutral Ground is noticeably lighter; both have a noticeable yellow-beige undertone.
Natural Linen SW 9109 is a few points darker and carries a hint of red in its beige, so it can drift toward peach in warm light. Neutral Ground has no red, so it stays plain beige in every exposure. Natural Linen is the cozier, rosier of the two; Neutral Ground is the cleaner beige that will not go peach in a west-facing room.
Shoji WhiteNeutral GroundNeutral Ground vs Shoji White SW 7042
Neutral Ground is noticeably darker; undertone noticeable yellow-beige vs subtle yellow-beige.
Shoji White SW 7042 is four points lighter and much quieter, a white with a drop of beige where Neutral Ground is a beige with a drop of white. Next to each other Shoji White looks like the trim and Neutral Ground like the wall color. Choose Shoji White for a room meant to read white; choose Neutral Ground when the walls should read as a warm color.
Questions about Neutral Ground
Does Neutral Ground look yellow?
It reads beige, and on a sunlit wall that beige can look yellow-tan, especially beside cool white quartz or bright white trim. There is no red or green in it, so it never goes peach or khaki; the only drift is toward more yellow in strong sun. Warm wood, cream fabric and Alabaster SW 7008 trim keep it reading as a soft beige.
What colors go with Neutral Ground?
Sherwin-Williams pairs it with Alabaster SW 7008 on trim, Shell White SW 8917 as a second white, and Honed Soapstone SW 9126, a deep olive gray, as the accent. In practice it sits well with walnut, oak, brass, terracotta and olive or sage greens, and with Accessible Beige SW 7036 as a darker wall in the same family.
Is Neutral Ground good for cabinets?
Yes, as a light tan cabinet rather than a white one. On doors it reads warmer and deeper than on a wall, so it suits wood floors, warm quartz or butcher block, and bronze or black hardware, with a lighter wall such as Alabaster SW 7008 behind it. It looks dull beside bright white appliances.
What is one shade lighter than Neutral Ground?
Aged White SW 9180 sits directly above it on strip 261, a few points lighter with the same beige lean. One shade darker on the strip is Patience SW 7555, then Canvas Tan SW 7531. Its closest measured matches add Arrowroote SW 9502, a touch lighter and a touch grayer, and Kestrel White SW 7516, a touch darker.
Is Neutral Ground a good exterior color?
Yes, it is rated for exterior use, though it is not on Sherwin-Williams' top exterior list. Sample it on a sunny wall and a shaded one, because the two look like different colors: nearly white in full sun, plainly beige in shade. It flatters brick and brown roofs and looks flat beside gray stone or a gray roof.
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