Chic Taupe

With an LRV of about 32, Chic Taupe is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Chic Taupe in other brands

• Sandy Beaches Nerolac 4466 Beige Very close ΔE 1.1
• Threshold Taupe Sherwin-Williams 7501 Beige Very close ΔE 1.2
• Bronzeglow Met. MyPerfectColor MP20084 Beige Very close ΔE 1.3
• Porcelain Figurines Dulux Australia S11B4 Beige Very close ΔE 1.4
• TVT Q675 Tikkurila Beige Very close ΔE 1.6
• Quick Sand Kelly-Moore KM4558-3 Beige Very close ΔE 1.6

Lighter and darker in Behr

• Fall Mood Behr PWL-87 Beige
• Dry Brown Behr N230-5 Orange

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as beige
• Protanopia Reads as beige
• Tritanopia Reads as red
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns orange
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Chic Taupe warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 10.5 and a value of 4.5 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Nerolac color to Chic Taupe?

Sandy Beaches (4466), at ΔE 1.1. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Chic Taupe?

≈ 32. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.