Vintage Taupe (Behr 750A-3)
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Vintage Taupe (Behr 750A-3) is a medium, neutral greige from Behr: LRV 53.7, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Vintage Taupe
Four Behr colors picked for Vintage Taupe by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Vintage Taupe, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Angora | SW 6036 | 57 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Gobi Desert | 2110-50 | 56.1 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Seagull Beach | 1002-10B | 50 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Fond Memory | 1017-3 | 52 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr greige colors nearest to Vintage Taupe (LRV 53.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Vintage Taupe
Darker than Vintage Taupe
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 750A-3 |
| Hex | #CDBFB9 |
| RGB | 205, 191, 185 |
| HSL | 18°, 17%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.3, 3.9, 4.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Vintage Taupe (Behr 750A-3), published as #CDBFB9
#BCB5B7
#DEC9B9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Vintage Taupe (Behr 750A-3)?
- Vintage Taupe has an LRV of 53.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Vintage Taupe is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Vintage Taupe in another brand?
- Fond Memory (PPG 1017-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Vintage Taupe warm or cool?
- Behr lists Vintage Taupe as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.8; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.