True Taupewood (Behr PPU24-09)
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True Taupewood (Behr PPU24-09) is a deep, warm greige from Behr: LRV 35.6, so it reflects about 36 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with True Taupewood
Four Behr colors picked for True Taupewood 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 True Taupewood, 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 | Fawn Brindle | SW 7640 | 36 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | River Reflections | 1552 | 35.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Aspen Gray | 6004-2A | 34 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Simmering Smoke | 1019-4 | 35 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr greige colors nearest to True Taupewood (LRV 35.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than True Taupewood
Darker than True Taupewood
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU24-09 |
| Hex | #A8A095 |
| RGB | 168, 160, 149 |
| HSL | 35°, 10%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 35.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 66.2, 1.0, 6.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
True Taupewood (Behr PPU24-09), published as #A8A095
#989693
#B9AA95
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of True Taupewood (Behr PPU24-09)?
- True Taupewood has an LRV of 35.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so True Taupewood is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to True Taupewood in another brand?
- Fawn Brindle (SW 7640) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is True Taupewood warm or cool?
- Behr lists True Taupewood as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.8; 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.