Benjamin Moore Taupetone 1013
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| Official page: | Taupetone 1013 |
| Code: | 1013 |
| Name: | Taupetone |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Taupetone?
Benjamin Moore Taupetone 1013 is a medium-depth taupe with a muted brown base and noticeable rosy clay undertones. Its softened, low-saturation character keeps it from feeling too heavy on broad walls, while still giving a room more definition than a pale neutral. Warm afternoon light brings out its earthy warmth, whereas cooler daylight can make it appear more restrained and gray-brown. Use Taupetone in dining rooms, bedrooms, or hallways with warm white trim, natural oak, aged brass, and linen upholstery. It can also give cabinetry or an accent wall a grounded, quietly earthy presence.
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What are Benjamin Moore Taupetone undertones?
Taupetone is a midtone, muted caramel orange. The HEX sample leans 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:
151, 125, 108
Is Benjamin Moore Taupetone cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 24°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
1013 Taupetone HSL code: 24, 17%, 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 Taupetone
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 Taupetone:
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
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 Taupetone with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 204, such as Benjamin Moore Blue Lace and Nimbus Gray.
LRV of Taupetone
Taupetone has an LRV of 22.84% 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 22.84%, 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 | #977D6C |
| RGB Decimal | 151, 125, 108 |
| RGB Percent | 59.22%, 49.02%, 42.35% |
| HSV | Hue: 24° Saturation: 28.48% Value: 59.22% |
| HSL | hsl(24, 17, 51) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 17.22 Yellow: 28.48 Key: 40.78 |
| YIQ | Y: 130.836 I: 20.956 Q: 0.21 |
| XYZ | X: 22.803 Y: 22.33 Z: 17.292 |
| CIE Lab | L:54.376 a:7.342 b:13.029 |
| CIE Luv | L:54.376 u:17.55 v:15.748 |
| Decimal | 9928044 |
| Hunter Lab | 47.255, 3.44, 11.382 |
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