Gallery Taupe (Behr ICC-89)
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Gallery Taupe (Behr ICC-89) is a medium, warm greige from Behr: LRV 56.8, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gallery Taupe
Four Behr colors picked for Gallery 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 Gallery 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 | Soft Suede | SW 9577 | 57 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Alphano Beige | 989 | 54.6 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sand Storm | 2004-10B | 59 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Great Gray | 15-28 | 54 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr greige colors nearest to Gallery Taupe (LRV 56.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Gallery Taupe
Darker than Gallery Taupe
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | ICC-89 |
| Hex | #D0C5B8 |
| RGB | 208, 197, 184 |
| HSL | 33°, 20%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.1, 1.6, 7.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gallery Taupe (Behr ICC-89), published as #D0C5B8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gallery Taupe (Behr ICC-89)?
- Gallery Taupe has an LRV of 56.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gallery Taupe is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Gallery Taupe in another brand?
- Alphano Beige (BM 989) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gallery Taupe warm or cool?
- Behr lists Gallery Taupe as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.9; 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.