Tavern Taupe

With an LRV of about 30, Tavern 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.

Tavern Taupe in other brands

• Channel Seal Gray Valspar 1001-9C Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Driftwood Dulux Australia S07A4 Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Chalk Blush 1 Dulux UK 1186558 Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Big Boulder Nippon Paint NP N 3391T Gray Very close ΔE 1.3
• Stony Field Plascon R6-E2-1 Gray Very close ΔE 1.4
• Greyish Lavender Jotun 2601 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.8

Lighter and darker in Behr

• Still Gray Behr N360-3 Light Gray
• Nature Retreat Behr 730F-5 Gray

How it looks with color blindness

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

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Tavern Taupe warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of 3.3 and b value of 3.6 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Valspar color to Tavern Taupe?

Channel Seal Gray (1001-9C), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Tavern Taupe?

≈ 30. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.