Glamorous Taupe (Valspar 2003-10A)
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Glamorous Taupe (Valspar 2003-10A) is a medium, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 41, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Glamorous Taupe
Four Valspar colors picked for Glamorous Taupe by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Glamorous 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 | Emerging Taupe | SW 6045 | 38 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Flax | 2098-50 | 41.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Heavenly Cocoa | PWL-88 | 41 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Taupe Tapestry | 1072-4 | 42 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Glamorous Taupe (LRV 41) by LRV.
Lighter than Glamorous Taupe
Darker than Glamorous Taupe
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2003-10A |
| Hex | #BEA89F |
| RGB | 190, 168, 159 |
| HSL | 17°, 19%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.5, 6.5, 7.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Glamorous Taupe (Valspar 2003-10A), published as #BEA89F
#AE9E9D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Glamorous Taupe (Valspar 2003-10A)?
- Glamorous Taupe has an LRV of 41. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Glamorous Taupe is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Glamorous Taupe in another brand?
- Heavenly Cocoa (Behr PWL-88) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Glamorous Taupe warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Glamorous Taupe as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.6; 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.