Taupe Tone

With an LRV of about 36, Taupe Tone 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.

Taupe Tone in other brands

• Persian Khaki Jotun 1623 Beige Very close ΔE 0.3
• Heron Grey Glidden 20YY 37/094 Beige Very close ΔE 0.8
• Chadwick Kelly-Moore 217 Beige Very close ΔE 1.0
• Cuppa Cocoa Nerolac 4456 Beige Very close ΔE 1.0
• Antiquity KILZ TB-15 Beige Very close ΔE 1.0
• Mud House Nippon Paint NP N 3230T Beige Very close ΔE 1.0

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Balanced Beige Sherwin-Williams 7037 Beige
• Keystone Gray Sherwin-Williams 7504 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 Taupe Tone warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 10.0 and a value of 2.0 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Jotun color to Taupe Tone?

Persian Khaki (1623), at ΔE 0.3. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Taupe Tone?

≈ 36. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.