Taupe is a light yellow from Colourtrend, hex #AE9D85. Its light reflectance value is 34.8, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #AE9D85
- RGB
- 174, 157, 133
- HSL
- 35°, 20%, 60%
- CMYK
- 0, 10, 24, 32
- LRV
- 34.8
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
Try it by lamplight, from another angle, or with a different white on the trim, then share the link. It's a rendered room on a screen, so treat it as a guide and try a sample pot before you commit.
Or point your phone at your own wall and watch it change to this colour, on your device, with nothing uploaded.
Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Taupe are Aged Leather by Fleetwood (excellent match), Tomcat by Johnstone's (excellent match) and Turret CC-604 by Benjamin Moore (good match).
ΔE is the colour difference: under 1.5 is hard to tell apart, under 3.5 reads as the same colour, and past 6 is a different colour.
Fleetwood equivalents to Colourtrend Taupe
Fleetwood has 3 equivalents to Colourtrend's Taupe, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Fleetwood range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Colourtrend Taupe
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Colourtrend's Taupe, closest first. Compare Colourtrend and Johnstone's range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Colourtrend Taupe
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Colourtrend's Taupe, closest first. Compare Colourtrend and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Colourtrend Taupe
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Colourtrend's Taupe, closest first. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux Trade range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Colourtrend Taupe
Farrow & Ball has 3 equivalents to Colourtrend's Taupe, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Colourtrend Taupe
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Colourtrend's Taupe, closest first. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux range to range.
Lick equivalents to Colourtrend Taupe
Lick has 1 equivalent to Colourtrend's Taupe, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Lick range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Colourtrend Taupe
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Colourtrend's Taupe, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Little Greene range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Colourtrend Taupe
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Colourtrend's Taupe, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Colourtrend Taupe
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Taupe. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Colourtrend Taupe
Crown has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Taupe. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Crown range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Colourtrend Taupe
Curator has nothing close to Colourtrend's Taupe. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Curator range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Colourtrend Taupe
Alchemist has nothing close to Colourtrend's Taupe. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Colourtrend Taupe
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Colourtrend's Taupe. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Colourtrend Taupe
Acres Hall has nothing close to Colourtrend's Taupe. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Acres Hall range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Colourtrend against another brand, a cross-section at a time.
Works well with
Real paints for each job in the room: the trim, the walls around it, deeper and paler versions, and an accent.
Whites for trim
Whites whose undertone agrees with this colour, for woodwork and ceilings.
Neutrals alongside
Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Yellows
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Taupe on it, so some of them look quite different.
Taupe is the 1,789th of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.