Fairview Taupe (BM HC-85)
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Fairview Taupe (BM HC-85) is a very deep, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 18, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fairview Taupe
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Fairview 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 Fairview 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 | Library Pewter | SW 0038 | 17 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Ash Brown | N320-6A | 17.5 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Olive Sawdust | 6007-2C | 16 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sleeping Giant | 1025-6 | 16 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Fairview Taupe (LRV 18) by LRV.
Lighter than Fairview Taupe
Darker than Fairview Taupe
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-85 |
| Hex | #7C7161 |
| RGB | 124, 113, 97 |
| HSL | 36°, 12%, 43% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 48.2, 1.5, 10.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fairview Taupe (BM HC-85), published as #7C7161
#6D6860
#8B7A61
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fairview Taupe (BM HC-85)?
- Fairview Taupe has an LRV of 18. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fairview Taupe is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Fairview Taupe in another brand?
- Ash Brown (Behr N320-6A) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fairview Taupe warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Fairview Taupe as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.4; 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.