Perfect Taupe

With an LRV of about 42, Perfect 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.

Perfect Taupe in other brands

• TVT J486 Tikkurila Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Tungsten Kelly-Moore KM4572-2 Beige Very close ΔE 0.5
• Marshy Habitat Hallman Lindsay 204 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Present Jotun 12180 Beige Very close ΔE 0.6
• Warm Grey Berger Paints 8T1709 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Nutmeg Bowl Nippon Paint NP N 3222P Beige Very close ΔE 0.8

Lighter and darker in Behr

• Penthouse View Behr T16-06 Light Gray
• Rustic Taupe Behr N200-4 Light Gray

How it looks with color blindness

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

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Perfect Taupe warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 7.5 and a value of 1.5 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Tikkurila color to Perfect Taupe?

TVT J486 (Tikkurila), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Perfect Taupe?

≈ 42. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.