Talk:Taupe

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"Taupe"? the color of 1980s computers? We call that "beige."

[edit] Animal color

"The color refers to the French name for the European Mole, Talpa europaea. The fur of this animal has this color."

No it doesn't. Moles are much darker. I've been trying to find out why there's such a difference between the color of the animal and the color of the color, but so far no luck. El Mariachi 02:44, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

The etymology of the word is based upon the color of a rodent, the name also appears in the English speaking world as "mouse's back." Moles, mice and ats ahe variation in color, from white, to coffee warm gray to dark cool gray. Likely the color name was absed on a variant that combined warm (coffee color) with cool gray, pretty much what is commonly called taupe today, and considerably more complex than computer hardware beige. CApitol3 16:05, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Better description required

It is very difficult to understand a colour from a small example block on a computer monitor!

I think we need to look at adding a much more verbose and descriptive explanation. Would it be fair to say, for example, that taupe generally means a subdued greyish colour, usually containing a tint of another colour (for example brown)?

Brewabeer 23:59, 12 December 2006 (UTC)