Parlour Taupe (Valspar 7003-1)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Parlour Taupe (Valspar 7003-1) is a light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 64, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Parlour Taupe
Four Valspar colors picked for Parlour 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 Parlour 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 | Natural Tan | SW 7567 | 65 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Cedar Key | 982 | 61.1 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Gray Envelope | DC-011 | 63.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cool Concrete | 1023-2 | 64 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Parlour Taupe (LRV 64) by LRV.
Lighter than Parlour Taupe
Darker than Parlour Taupe
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7003-1 |
| Hex | #DAD0C0 |
| RGB | 218, 208, 192 |
| HSL | 37°, 26%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.9, 0.8, 9.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Parlour Taupe (Valspar 7003-1), published as #DAD0C0
#C9C6BE
#ECDAC0
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Valspar
More from Valspar
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Parlour Taupe (Valspar 7003-1)?
- Parlour Taupe has an LRV of 64. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Parlour Taupe is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Parlour Taupe in another brand?
- Gray Envelope (Behr DC-011) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Parlour Taupe warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Parlour Taupe as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.2; 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.