French Taupe

Behr

Color Code:120E-2
Hex Code:#D2C8D0
RGB:210, 200, 208
LRV (Light Reflectance Value):79.5
Category:neutral
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How French Taupe behaves on a wall

Behr publishes a light reflectance value of 79.5 for this shade. At LRV 79.5 this is near the top of the scale, in off-white territory. It bounces light around a room, and it also shows every undertone in the surfaces near it — flooring and daylight will pull it warmer or cooler than the chip suggests. For trim that reads as a clear edge rather than a smudge, aim about 30 LRV points away — roughly LRV 50 and below. Its red and blue channels are within a few points of each other, so it has no undertone worth naming — it takes its cast from whatever it sits beside. Order by the code, not the name, and put a test patch on the wall before you commit — a screen cannot show you how this shade behaves in your own light.

French Taupe equivalents in other paint brands

The closest color to Behr French Taupe from each brand we carry, measured with CIEDE2000 on the manufacturers' published color values. Below 1 the difference is practically invisible; below 2 you'd only notice it with the chips side by side. Screens and printed chips aren't paint, so compare real samples before you buy. In the Muro app you can put two of them on a photo of your own wall and look at them in your light.

BrandClosest colorΔE 2000
StoStoColor 352000.9 Practically identical
TikkurilaH4261.0 Practically identical
TitanluxIT118.71.2 Very close
Caparol3D Atmo 151.2 Very close
Flügger3422 Flügger Pro 5 - Flügger 900 4111.4 Very close
TollensRose procida CRF018-21.5 Very close
ZolpanRose procida CRF018-21.5 Very close
BrilluxScala 39.06.121.5 Very close
Vista PaintShy Violet K-451.8 Very close
Sherwin-WilliamsEnchant1.9 Very close
DuluxPurple Sage 52.1 Close
ŚnieżkaS 1510-r40b S 1510-R40B2.1 Close

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