Benjamin Moore Taupe Fedora CSP-260
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| Official page: | Taupe Fedora CSP-260 |
| Code: | CSP-260 |
| Name: | Taupe Fedora |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Taupe Fedora?
Benjamin Moore Taupe Fedora CSP-260 is a muted mid-tone taupe with a warm, earthy cast that sits between weathered brown and softened gray. Its low-key saturation keeps it grounded rather than overly beige, giving walls a substantial but not heavy presence. In bright daylight, Taupe Fedora can read as a dry, natural taupe; under warmer evening lighting, its brown notes become more noticeable. It suits living rooms, studies, dining rooms, and bedrooms where a deeper neutral is wanted without the starkness of charcoal. Pair it with creamy off-whites, blackened bronze hardware, natural oak, linen upholstery, and stone or leather finishes.
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What are Benjamin Moore Taupe Fedora undertones?
Taupe Fedora is a midtone, muted caramel tan. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. 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:
148, 131, 110
Is Benjamin Moore Taupe Fedora cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 33°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
CSP-260 Taupe Fedora HSL code: 33, 15%, 51%
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 Taupe Fedora
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 brown shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Taupe Fedora:
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
CSP-260
Taupe Fedora
Darker shades
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 Taupe Fedora with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 213, such as Benjamin Moore Van Courtland Blue and Nocturnal Gray.
LRV of Taupe Fedora
Taupe Fedora has an LRV of 24.24% 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 24.24%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #94836E |
| RGB Decimal | 148, 131, 110 |
| RGB Percent | 58.04%, 51.37%, 43.14% |
| HSV | Hue: 33° Saturation: 25.68% Value: 58.04% |
| HSL | hsl(33, 15, 51) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 11.49 Yellow: 25.68 Key: 41.96 |
| YIQ | Y: 133.689 I: 16.879 Q: -2.939 |
| XYZ | X: 23.143 Y: 23.655 Z: 18.094 |
| CIE Lab | L:55.741 a:2.997 b:13.733 |
| CIE Luv | L:55.741 u:11.831 v:17.528 |
| Decimal | 9732974 |
| Hunter Lab | 48.636, -0.175, 11.988 |
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