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Truly Taupe SW 6038
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Undertone: Noticeable red undertone
In CIELAB, Truly Taupe sits at L* 66.1, a* 3.9, b* 5.5. Its hue angle is 55° and its chroma is 6.7, so it leans red clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 33%.
LRV 35.5: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 35.5, Truly Taupe is lighter than 45% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Truly Taupe
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creekbed | 1006 | 3.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Seaside Sand | 2110-40 | 3.95 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Elephant Gray | 2109-50 | 4.16 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Truly Taupe
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoked Mauve | PPU17-12 | 1.33 | Very close | |
| Slate Pebble | 780B-4 | 2.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Moleskin | N180-4 | 2.11 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palisade | SW 7635 | 1.67 | Very close | |
| Flexible Gray | SW 6010 | 3.10 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Restoration | SW 9578 | 3.32 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Functional Gray | SW 7024 | 3.65 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Glamour | SW 6031 | 3.73 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Emerging Taupe | SW 6045 | 3.84 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Flexible Gray SW 6010 · lighter, LRV 38.1
- Stone Lion SW 7507 · lighter, LRV 38.2
- Intuitive SW 6017 · lighter, LRV 38.5
- Pavestone SW 7642 · darker, LRV 32.3
- Acier SW 9170 · darker, LRV 32.0
- Pewter Cast SW 7673 · darker, LRV 31.4
Colors that go with Truly Taupe
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Truly Taupe:
- Windfresh White SW 7628
- Antler Velvet SW 9111
- Cultured Pearl SW 6028
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Debonair SW 9139 · complementary (180°)
- Flexible Gray SW 6010 · analogous (−30°)
- Fawn Brindle SW 7640 · analogous (+30°)
- Marine SW 9659 · triadic (120°)
- Mysterious Mauve SW 6262 · triadic (240°)
Truly Taupe vs popular colors
- Functional Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7024, ΔE 3.6) is lighter (LRV 37.0 vs 35.5), more green.
- Dorian Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7017, ΔE 5.4) is lighter (LRV 38.7 vs 35.5), more green.
- Sea Gull Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-72, ΔE 7.4) is lighter (LRV 40.2 vs 35.5), more yellow/warm, more green.