Artistic Taupe

With an LRV of about 46, Artistic 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. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Artistic Taupe in other brands

• Wild Mushroom 3 Dulux UK 1187306 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.4
• Moonlit Mauve Behr N130-3 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Papaya 25 Caparol 3D Papaya 25 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
• Beduin Sand Plascon O1-D2-2 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
• Subdued Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.3
• Berry Frost Valspar 1004-10A Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.3

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Breathless Sherwin-Williams 6022 Light Gray
• Glamour Sherwin-Williams 6031 Red

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
• Protanopia Reads as light gray
• Tritanopia Reads as light pink
• 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 Artistic Taupe warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 4.9 and a value of 5.6 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Dulux UK color to Artistic Taupe?

Wild Mushroom 3 (1187306), at ΔE 0.4. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Artistic Taupe?

≈ 46. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.