Behr Tavern Taupe N140-4
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| Code: | N140-4 |
| Name: | Tavern Taupe |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Tavern Taupe?
Behr Tavern Taupe N140-4 is a muted mid-tone taupe with a soft gray cast and restrained rosy-beige warmth. Its low saturation keeps it grounded rather than noticeably pink or brown, making it read as a quiet neutral on broad walls. In warm daylight or incandescent lighting, Tavern Taupe can show more of its gentle beige warmth, while cooler light emphasizes its gray side. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways, especially alongside off-white trim, charcoal accents, natural oak, linen, and aged brass. This shade can also give cabinetry or a painted built-in a subdued contrast without making the feature feel overly dark.
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What are Behr Tavern Taupe undertones?
Tavern Taupe is a midtone, very muted muted taupe. The HEX sample has a subtle red bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear red. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
158, 147, 143
Is Behr Tavern Taupe cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 16°, this Pink leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
N140-4 Tavern Taupe HSL code: 16, 7%, 59%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Tavern Taupe
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Pink shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Tavern Taupe:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
N140-4
Tavern Taupe
Darker shades
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Tavern Taupe
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Tavern Taupe with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 196, such as Behr Oceanic Climate and Nor'Wester.
LRV of Tavern Taupe
Tavern Taupe has an LRV of 30% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 30%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #9e938f |
| RGB Decimal | 158, 147, 143 |
| RGB Percent | 61.96%, 57.65%, 56.08% |
| HSV | Hue: 16° Saturation: 9.49% Value: 61.96% |
| HSL | hsl(16, 7, 59) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.96 Yellow: 9.49 Key: 38.04 |
| YIQ | Y: 149.833 I: 7.84 Q: 1.082 |
| XYZ | X: 29.491 Y: 30.12 Z: 30.239 |
| CIE Lab | L:61.758 a:3.335 b:3.578 |
| CIE Luv | L:61.758 u:6.735 v:4.474 |
| Decimal | 10392463 |
| Hunter Lab | 54.882, -0.124, 5.749 |
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