Taupe (BM 2110-10)
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Taupe (BM 2110-10) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 7.7, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Taupe
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Taupe by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 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 | Van Dyke Brown | SW 7041 | 7 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Roasted Nuts | UL130-2 | 8.2 | 5.1 | clearly different |
| Valspar | Roasted Coffee | 2009-10 | 9 | 6.8 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Pumpernickel | 15-22 | 9 | 4.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Taupe (LRV 7.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Taupe
Darker than Taupe
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2110-10 |
| Hex | #5A4430 |
| RGB | 90, 68, 48 |
| HSL | 29°, 30%, 27% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 30.7, 6.5, 15.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Taupe (BM 2110-10), published as #5A4430
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Taupe (BM 2110-10)?
- Taupe has an LRV of 7.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Taupe is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Taupe in another brand?
- Van Dyke Brown (SW 7041) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 2.7 (noticeably different).
- Is Taupe warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Taupe as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.8; 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.