What color is Deep Taupe?
Deep Taupe color belongs to the Red color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Deep Taupe is #7E5E60, and the RGB color code is RGB(126, 94, 96).
In the RGB color model, Deep Taupe has a red value of 126, a green value of 94, and a blue value of 96. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 25.4% magenta, 23.8% yellow, and 50.6% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 356.2° (degrees), 14.5 % saturation, and 43.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Deep Taupe has a hue of 356.2° (degrees), 25.4 % saturation and 49.4 % brightness/value.
Deep Taupe is cool or warm?
The color Deep Taupe is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Deep Taupe? (For interior and product design)
Deep Taupe has an LRV of nearly 13.3. By LRV value, it is a dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 13.3 of Deep Taupe with dark and light color
Is Deep Taupe Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Deep Taupe meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Deep Taupe color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #7E5E60
- Red
- 7E
- Green
- 5E
- Blue
- 60
- Red
- 126 (49.4%)
- Green
- 94 (36.9%)
- Blue
- 96 (37.6%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 0.00%
- Magenta
- 25.40%
- Yellow
- 23.81%
- Key
- 50.59%
- Hue
- 356.25°
- Saturation
- 14.55 %
- Lightness
- 43.14 %
- Hue
- 356.25°
- Saturation
- 25.40 %
- Brightness / Value
- 49.41 %
- Red
- 110 (43.0%)
- Yellow
- 110 (43.3%)
- Blue
- 114 (44.5%)
- Hue
- 356.25°
- Whiteness
- 36.86 %
- Blackness
- 50.59 %
- Cyan
- 50.59%
- Magenta
- 63.14%
- Yellow
- 62.35%
- X
- 14.72
- Y
- 13.29
- Z
- 12.85
- Y1
- 13.29
- X
- 0.36
- Y2
- 0.33
- L
- 43.19
- A
- 13.37
- B
- 3.94
- L
- 43.19
- C
- 13.94
- H
- 16.41
- L
- 43.19
- U
- 19.8
- V
- 2.85
- L
- 36.45
- A
- 8.29
- B
- 4.6
- LRV
- ~ 13.3 %
- Munsell Color System
- 8.4R 4.2/2.3
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Deep Taupe
These are the named colors closest to Deep Taupe , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone TCX
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Pantone PMS
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RAL Design
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British Standard 4800
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Paint similar to Deep Taupe
These are the real paint colors closest to Deep Taupe from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Deep Taupe once it is on a wall.
Dunn-Edwards
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Valspar
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Behr
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Sherwin Williams
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Benjamin Moore
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PPG Paints
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Farrow & Ball
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Color Combinations
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Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Deep Taupe - #7E5E60?
Color that best contrast with Deep Taupe - #7E5E60 is #5E7E7C, color name is Steel Teal*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Deep Taupe - #7E5E60?
Complementary or Opposite color for Deep Taupe - #7E5E60 is #5E7E7C, color name is Steel Teal*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Deep Taupe - #7E5E60 Color Images and Patterns
