Taupe Tapestry (PPG 1072-4)
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Taupe Tapestry (PPG 1072-4) is a medium, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Taupe Tapestry
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Taupe Tapestry by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Taupe Tapestry, 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 | Sandbank | SW 6052 | 40 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sand Pebble | 2105-50 | 41.5 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Cozy Blanket | ICC-53 | 40.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Naked Clay | 1008-10A | 41 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Taupe Tapestry (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Taupe Tapestry
Darker than Taupe Tapestry
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1072-4 |
| Hex | #C3A79A |
| RGB | 195, 167, 154 |
| HSL | 19°, 25%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.6, 8.1, 10.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Taupe Tapestry (PPG 1072-4), published as #C3A79A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Taupe Tapestry (PPG 1072-4)?
- Taupe Tapestry has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Taupe Tapestry is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Taupe Tapestry in another brand?
- Cozy Blanket (Behr ICC-53) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Taupe Tapestry warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Taupe Tapestry as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.5; 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.