Taupe is a mid-tone brown from Fleetwood, hex #8A7D6A. Its light reflectance value is 21.1, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #8A7D6A
- RGB
- 138, 125, 106
- HSL
- 36°, 13%, 48%
- CMYK
- 0, 9, 23, 46
- LRV
- 21.1
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 Stampede CC-540 by Benjamin Moore (good match), Distinguished by Alchemist (good match) and Industrial Strength 0234 by Colourtrend (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.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Fleetwood Taupe
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Fleetwood's Taupe, closest first. Compare Fleetwood and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Fleetwood Taupe
Alchemist has 1 equivalent to Fleetwood's Taupe, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Alchemist range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Fleetwood Taupe
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Fleetwood's Taupe, closest first. Compare Fleetwood and Colourtrend range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Fleetwood Taupe
Dulux Trade has 1 equivalent to Fleetwood's Taupe, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Dulux Trade range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Fleetwood Taupe
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Fleetwood's Taupe, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Curator equivalents to Fleetwood Taupe
Curator has 1 equivalent to Fleetwood's Taupe, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Curator range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Fleetwood Taupe
Little Greene has 2 equivalents to Fleetwood's Taupe, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Fleetwood and Little Greene range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Fleetwood Taupe
Johnstone's has 2 equivalents to Fleetwood's Taupe, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Johnstone's range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Fleetwood Taupe
Dulux has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Taupe. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Dulux range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Fleetwood Taupe
Crown has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Taupe. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Crown range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Fleetwood Taupe
Lick has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Taupe. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Lick range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Fleetwood Taupe
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Taupe. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Fleetwood Taupe
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Taupe. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Fleetwood Taupe
Acres Hall has nothing close to Fleetwood's Taupe. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Fleetwood Taupe
Ronseal has nothing close to Fleetwood's Taupe. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Ronseal range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Fleetwood 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 Browns
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 405th of 693 browns Swatcher knows about.