Tony Taupe (SW 7038) vs Taupe Tone (SW 7633)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Tony Taupe, LRV 37 vs 36.
- Warmer
- Tony Taupe, both greige (Lab b* 11.3 vs 10.1).
- North rooms
- About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 63.3 vs 62.5 in north light).
- Trim that works
- Panda White SW 6147, #EAE2D4, LRV 77: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 1.2, very close. At 1.2, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
See each color
Tony Taupe (SW 7038) is about as light as Taupe Tone (SW 7633) and slightly warmer: LRV 37 vs 36, deltaE 1.2 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Tony Taupe | Taupe Tone | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7038 | SW 7633 | |
| Hex | #B1A290 | #ADA090 | |
| RGB | 177, 162, 144 | 173, 160, 144 | |
| HSL | 33°, 17%, 63% | 33°, 15%, 62% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 37 | 36 | +1 |
| Lab L* | 67.4 | 66.6 | +0.9 |
| Lab a* | 2.5 | 2.0 | +0.4 |
| Lab b* | 11.3 | 10.1 | +1.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow | Warm Yellow | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Beige | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tony Taupe (SW 7038), published as #B1A290
#A1988E
#C1AC90
Taupe Tone (SW 7633), published as #ADA090
#9D968E
#BDAA90
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick Tony Taupe (SW 7038) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1 LRV points lighter (37 vs 36), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Taupe Tone (SW 7633) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 10.1 against 11.3, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Tony Taupe (SW 7038) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 11.3), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Tony Taupe in other brands
Closest matches to Taupe Tone in other brands
Common questions
- Is Tony Taupe the same color as Taupe Tone?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.2. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Tony Taupe and Taupe Tone.
- Which is lighter, Tony Taupe or Taupe Tone?
- Tony Taupe, with an LRV of 37 against 36.
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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.