Taupe Tone (SW 7633)
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Taupe Tone (SW 7633) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 36, so it reflects about 36 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Taupe Tone
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Taupe Tone by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Taupe Tone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Indian River | 985 | 36.7 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Sierra Sand | UL170-20 | 36.9 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Arid Plains | 6007-2A | 37 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Stonehenge Greige | 1024-5 | 34 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Taupe Tone (LRV 36) by LRV.
Lighter than Taupe Tone
Darker than Taupe Tone
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7633 |
| Hex | #ADA090 |
| RGB | 173, 160, 144 |
| HSL | 33°, 15%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 36 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 66.6, 2.0, 10.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Taupe Tone (SW 7633), published as #ADA090
#9D968E
#BDAA90
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Taupe Tone (SW 7633)?
- Taupe Tone has an LRV of 36. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Taupe Tone is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Taupe Tone in another brand?
- Sierra Sand (Behr UL170-20) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Taupe Tone warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Taupe Tone as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.1; 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.