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Taupetone 1013
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Undertone: Noticeable orange undertone
In CIELAB, Taupetone sits at L* 54.4, a* 7.3, b* 13.0. Its hue angle is 61° and its chroma is 15.0, so it leans orange clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 50%.
LRV 22.8: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 22.8, Taupetone is lighter than 24% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Taupetone
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mocha | SW 6067 | 1.45 | Very close | |
| Dusted Truffle | SW 9083 | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Down Home | SW 6081 | 2.60 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Taupetone
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| True Walnut | BXC-73 | 1.37 | Very close | |
| Frontier Brown | N190-5 | 1.67 | Very close | |
| Fudge Bar | 250F-5 | 2.52 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firewood | 1027 | 1.52 | Very close | |
| Fox Hollow Brown | 1235 | 2.57 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cougar Brown | 2106-40 | 2.67 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Spanish Brown | 1028 | 3.25 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Driftwood | 2107-40 | 3.52 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Woodacres | 1020 | 3.99 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Appalachian Spring 2100-40 · lighter, LRV 25.1
- Elk Horn AF-105 · lighter, LRV 24.7
- Driftwood 2107-40 · lighter, LRV 25.3
- Everard Coffee CW-150 · darker, LRV 21.6
- Porcini CSP-195 · darker, LRV 21.3
- Wooded Vista 1162 · darker, LRV 20.5
Colors that go with Taupetone
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Lakeside Cabin 1658 · complementary (180°)
- Brown Teepee 2102-40 · analogous (−30°)
- Mortar CC-574 · analogous (+30°)
- Shenandoah 684 · triadic (120°)
- Purple Haze CC-980 · triadic (240°)
Taupetone vs popular colors
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 9.7) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 22.8), more green.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 10.9) is darker (LRV 17.4 vs 22.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 11.3) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.