Sherwin Williams Truly Taupe SW 6038
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- Truly Taupe for living room (1 photo)
- Sherwin Williams Truly Taupe for bathroom (4 photos)
- Truly Taupe for exterior (2 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Truly Taupe reviews (9 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Truly Taupe undertones?
- Is Truly Taupe SW 6038 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Truly Taupe
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Truly Taupe SW 6038
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Truly Taupe SW 6038 |
| Code: | SW 6038 |
| Name: | Truly Taupe |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Pottery Barn, Living Well - Breathe |
What color is Sherwin Williams Truly Taupe?
Sherwin Williams Truly Taupe SW 6038 is a muted mid-tone taupe with a noticeable rosy-beige cast. Its gray base keeps the color grounded, while the warm pink-brown undertone prevents it from reading cold or flat. In daylight, Truly Taupe can appear like a soft weathered stone; under warm evening lamps, its blush warmth becomes more apparent. It suits bedrooms, dining rooms, and living areas where a deeper neutral is wanted without moving into dark brown. Pair it with creamy off-whites, charcoal accents, muted clay tones, or natural oak and walnut finishes.
Truly Taupe for living room
Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this beige shade can create a unique space
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Sherwin Williams SW 6038 for bathroom (4 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm mid-tone beige real bathrooms.
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Truly Taupe for exterior (2 photos)
Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this warm beige hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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Sherwin Williams Truly Taupe reviews (9 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this beige that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Sherwin Williams Truly Taupe undertones?
Truly Taupe is a mid-light, very muted caramel tan. The HEX sample has a subtle orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear orange. 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:
172, 158, 151
Is Sherwin Williams Truly Taupe cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 20°, this Beige leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
SW 6038 Truly Taupe HSL code: 20, 11%, 63%
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 Truly 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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Truly 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
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Truly Taupe
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 Truly Taupe with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 200, such as Sherwin Williams Niebla Azul and Silver Lake.
LRV of Truly Taupe
Truly Taupe has an LRV of 35.46% 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 35.46%, 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
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #ac9e97 |
| RGB Decimal | 172, 158, 151 |
| RGB Percent | 67.45%, 61.96%, 59.22% |
| HSV | Hue: 20° Saturation: 12.21% Value: 67.45% |
| HSL | hsl(20, 11, 63) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 8.14 Yellow: 12.21 Key: 32.55 |
| YIQ | Y: 161.388 I: 10.592 Q: 0.783 |
| XYZ | X: 34.825 Y: 35.459 Z: 34.28 |
| CIE Lab | L:66.105 a:3.885 b:5.503 |
| CIE Luv | L:66.105 u:8.774 v:7.133 |
| Decimal | 11312791 |
| Hunter Lab | 59.548, 0.183, 7.552 |
Color equivalents
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Smoked Mauve
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Palisade
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N180-4
Moleskin
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HDC-NT-19
Lavender Suede
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N170-4
Coffee With Cream
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Flexible Gray
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1006
Creekbed
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SW 9578
Restoration
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MQ2-56
Abbey Stone
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N130-4
Plum Taupe
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N200-4
Rustic Taupe
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N210-4
Espresso Martini
Behr
SW 7024
Functional Gray
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N140-3
Metropolis
Behr
N150-3
Cocoa Craving
Behr
SW 6031
Glamour
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HDC-CT-18
Violet Vista
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Emerging Taupe
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