Plum Taupe

With an LRV of about 38, Plum 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.

Plum Taupe in other brands

• Glamour Sherwin-Williams 6031 Red Very close ΔE 0.5
• Vintage Crush Crown Y2390M Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.1
• Leather Belt Nippon Paint NP N 1881T Red Very close ΔE 1.2
• Baby Sprout Dutch DCP-0134 Red Very close ΔE 1.2
• Open Road Kelly-Moore KM4117-2 Red Very close ΔE 1.3
• Cozy Cover Hallman Lindsay 140 Beige Very close ΔE 1.5

Lighter and darker in Behr

• Plymouth Notch Behr 180E-3 Pink
• Suede Leather Behr 740B-4 Gray

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
• Protanopia Reads as light gray
• Tritanopia Reads as red
• 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 Plum Taupe warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 5.9 and a value of 6.7 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Sherwin-Williams color to Plum Taupe?

Glamour (6031), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Plum Taupe?

≈ 38. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.