Taos Taupe (BM 2111-40)
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Taos Taupe (BM 2111-40) is a deep, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 23.7, so it reflects about 24 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Taos Taupe
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Taos 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 Taos 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 | Terrain | SW 9613 | 23 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Woodcraft | N200-5 | 23.7 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Seine | 6005-2B | 22 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | So Sublime | 1006-5 | 23 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Taos Taupe (LRV 23.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Taos Taupe
Darker than Taos Taupe
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2111-40 |
| Hex | #8C847A |
| RGB | 140, 132, 122 |
| HSL | 33°, 7%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 55.6, 1.2, 6.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Taos Taupe (BM 2111-40), published as #8C847A
#7C7B78
#9C8D7A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Taos Taupe (BM 2111-40)?
- Taos Taupe has an LRV of 23.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Taos Taupe is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Taos Taupe in another brand?
- So Sublime (PPG 1006-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Taos Taupe warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Taos Taupe as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.5; 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.