Hampshire Taupe (BM 990)
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Hampshire Taupe (BM 990) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 50.7, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hampshire Taupe
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Hampshire Taupe by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Hampshire 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 | Bungalow Beige | SW 7511 | 53 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Creamy Mushroom | PPU5-13 | 52 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mesa Tumbleweed | 2008-10A | 50 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ashen | 1023-3 | 53 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Hampshire Taupe (LRV 50.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Hampshire Taupe
Darker than Hampshire Taupe
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 990 |
| Hex | #CABDAF |
| RGB | 202, 189, 175 |
| HSL | 31°, 20%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.3, 2.2, 8.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hampshire Taupe (BM 990), published as #CABDAF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hampshire Taupe (BM 990)?
- Hampshire Taupe has an LRV of 50.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hampshire Taupe is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Hampshire Taupe in another brand?
- Creamy Mushroom (Behr PPU5-13) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Hampshire Taupe warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Hampshire Taupe as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.7; 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.