Taupe Mist (Behr PPL-78)
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Taupe Mist (Behr PPL-78) is a light, warm greige from Behr: LRV 70.2, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Taupe Mist
Four Behr colors picked for Taupe Mist 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 Taupe Mist, 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 | Everyday White | SW 6077 | 72 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Featherstone | 1002 | 68.8 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Vanilla Steam | 2006-10C | 71 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Steel Me | 1018-1 | 67 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr greige colors nearest to Taupe Mist (LRV 70.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Taupe Mist
Darker than Taupe Mist
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPL-78 |
| Hex | #E1D9D0 |
| RGB | 225, 217, 208 |
| HSL | 32°, 22%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.1, 1.2, 5.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Taupe Mist (Behr PPL-78), published as #E1D9D0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Taupe Mist (Behr PPL-78)?
- Taupe Mist has an LRV of 70.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Taupe Mist is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Taupe Mist in another brand?
- Vanilla Steam (Valspar 2006-10C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Taupe Mist warm or cool?
- Behr lists Taupe Mist as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.4; 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.