Waynesboro Taupe (BM 1544)
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Waynesboro Taupe (BM 1544) is a deep, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 33.5, so it reflects about 33 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Waynesboro Taupe
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Waynesboro Taupe by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Waynesboro 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 | Pewter Tankard | SW 0023 | 33 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Shiitake | N220-4 | 32.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Coastal Villa | 6005-2A | 32 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gray By Me | 1008-4 | 32 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Waynesboro Taupe (LRV 33.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Waynesboro Taupe
Darker than Waynesboro Taupe
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1544 |
| Hex | #A59A8D |
| RGB | 165, 154, 141 |
| HSL | 32°, 12%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 33.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 64.2, 1.8, 8.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Waynesboro Taupe (BM 1544), published as #A59A8D
#95908B
#B5A48D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Waynesboro Taupe (BM 1544)?
- Waynesboro Taupe has an LRV of 33.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Waynesboro Taupe is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Waynesboro Taupe in another brand?
- Shiitake (Behr N220-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Waynesboro Taupe warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Waynesboro Taupe as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.3; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.