Shadow Taupe (Behr BNC-24)
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Shadow Taupe (Behr BNC-24) is a deep, warm beige from Behr: LRV 30.3, so it reflects about 30 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Shadow Taupe
Four Behr colors picked for Shadow Taupe by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Shadow 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 | Tanglewood | SW 9607 | 28 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Beige Gray | ES-51 | 40.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Stone Manor | 6006-2A | 29 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Stone Gray | 1023-5 | 30 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Shadow Taupe (LRV 30.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Shadow Taupe
Darker than Shadow Taupe
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BNC-24 |
| Hex | #A09482 |
| RGB | 160, 148, 130 |
| HSL | 36°, 14%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 30.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 61.9, 1.4, 11.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Shadow Taupe (Behr BNC-24), published as #A09482
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Shadow Taupe (Behr BNC-24)?
- Shadow Taupe has an LRV of 30.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Shadow Taupe is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Shadow Taupe in another brand?
- Stone Gray (PPG 1023-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Shadow Taupe warm or cool?
- Behr lists Shadow Taupe as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.1; 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.