Tony Taupe

With an LRV of about 37, Tony 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.

Tony Taupe in other brands

• Intrigue C2 Paint C2-812 Beige Very close ΔE 0.6
• Safari Tan Plascon 29 Beige Very close ΔE 0.8
• Bay Area Kelly-Moore KM4594-2 Beige Very close ΔE 0.8
• Antiquity KILZ TB-15 Beige Very close ΔE 1.0
• Persian Khaki Jotun 1623 Beige Very close ΔE 1.1
• IKEA174 IKEA Beige Very close ΔE 1.1

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Pavilion Beige Sherwin-Williams 7512 Beige
• Moth Wing Sherwin-Williams 9174 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 Tony Taupe warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 11.3 and a value of 2.4 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest C2 Paint color to Tony Taupe?

Intrigue (C2-812), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Tony Taupe?

≈ 37. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.