Mesa Taupe

With an LRV of about 40, Mesa 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.

Mesa Taupe in other brands

• El Capitan PPG 1020-4 Beige Very close ΔE 0.7
• El Capitan Glidden PPG1020-4 Beige Very close ΔE 0.7
• Mist Tikkurila 1950's Beige Very close ΔE 0.8
• Timber Dust Valspar 2007-10A Beige Very close ΔE 0.8
• Frosty Nickel Met. MyPerfectColor MP20046 Beige Very close ΔE 0.8
• Brushed Fossil Dulux UK 1187337 Beige Very close ΔE 0.9

Lighter and darker in Behr

• Armadillo Behr N230-3 Beige
• Studio Taupe Behr PPU5-07 Beige

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 Mesa Taupe warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 9.8 and a value of 3.3 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest PPG color to Mesa Taupe?

El Capitan (1020-4), at ΔE 0.7. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Mesa Taupe?

≈ 40. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.