Taupe
Taupe (#483C32)
Taupe (pronunciation: /ˈtoʊp/ TOHP) is a dark grayish brown or brownish gray. It takes its name from the French word for mole, and from the Latin name for the European Mole, Talpa europaea.[1]
Originally, this referred only to the average color of the French mole,[2] but like the colors pink and lavender, the name expanded (in the case of taupe beginning in the 1940s) to encompass a wide range of varying shades.
Taupe is a vague, unscientific color term which may be used to refer to almost any grayish-brown, brownish-gray, or warm gray color. It often overlaps with tan and even people who use color professionally (such as designers and artists) frequently disagree as to what "taupe" means. Taupe itself, however, is not directly correlated with such colors as purple or pink. There is no single, generally recognized authority for such terms, but the addition of such colors can create a wider variety of shades which can benefit either art.
| Taupe | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #483C32 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (72, 60, 50) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 60, 60, 30) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (30°, 17%, 34%) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS |
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The color displayed at right matches the color sample called taupe referenced below in the 1930 book A Dictionary of Color, the world standard for color terms before the invention of computers. However, the word taupe may often be used to refer to lighter shades of taupe today, and therefore another name for this color is dark taupe.
The first use of "taupe" as a color name in English was in the early 19th century (exact year is not known).[3]
Variations of taupe
Pale taupe (mouse)
The first recorded use of mouse as a color name in English was in 1606.[4]
Light taupe
| Taupe (Crayola) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #B38B6D |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (179, 139, 109) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0%, 22, 39, 30) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (26°, 39%, 70[5]%) |
| Source | Crayola |
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Light taupe (dark tan) is the light tone of taupe that is the color called taupe in Crayola colored pencils.
Mauve taupe
| Mauve Taupe | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #915F6D |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (145, 95, 109) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, , , ) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (285°, 37%, 54%) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS |
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At right is displayed the color mauve taupe.
The first recorded use of mauve taupe as a color name in English was in 1925.[6]
A popular brand of professional plastic chessboards marketed to chess masters in the 1960s had squares of this color and the color magnolia because it was felt that those two colors were both easy on the eyes and aesthetic together. These boards were used by chess master George Koltanowski in his chess tournaments in which he played blindfolded against dozens of people at a time.[citation needed]
Rose taupe
| Rose Taupe | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #905D5D |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (144, 93, 93) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, , , ) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (330°, 42%, 46%) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS |
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B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
The color displayed at right is rose taupe.
The first recorded use of rose taupe as a color name in English was in 1924.[7]
Sandy taupe
| Sandy Taupe | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #967117 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (150, 113, 23) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 20, 80, 10) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (43°, 85%, 59%) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS |
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At right is displayed the color sandy taupe.
This color is also called taupe sand.
Taupe gray
| Taupe Gray | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #8B8589 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (139, 133, 137) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (1, 2, 2, 49) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (30°, 1%, 60%) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS |
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B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
Displayed at right is the color taupe gray.
Deep taupe
| Deep Taupe | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #7E5E60 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (126, 94, 96) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 25, 24, 51) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (356°, 25%, 49[8]%) |
| Source | Pantone TPX[9] |
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The color deep taupe is displayed at right.
The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #18-1612 TPX—Deep Taupe.[10]
Taupe brown
| Taupe Brown (ISCC-NBS #46) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #674C47 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (103, 76, 71) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 30, 60, 35) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (9°, 31%, 40%) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS |
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The color taupe brown is a very dark shade of tan that almost appears brown and is displayed at right.
This is the color shown as the color taupe brown in ISCC-NBS color sample #46.
Another name for this color is medium taupe.
See also
- List of colors
References
- ↑ Oxford English Dictionary
- ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill page 205; Discussion of Color Taupe, page 183.
- ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 205; Discussion of Color Taupe, Page 183; Color Sample of Taupe: Page 55 Plate 16 Color Sample A6
- ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 199; Color Sample of Mouse: Page 53 Plate 15 Color Sample C6
- ↑ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #B38B6D (Light Taupe):
- ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203; Color Sample of Mauve Taupe Page 37 Plate 7 Color Sample C8
- ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203; Color Sample of Rose Taupe Page 55 Plate 16 Color Sample A4
- ↑ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #7E5E60 (Deep Taupe):
- ↑ Type the words "Deep Taupe" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear.
- ↑ Pantone TPX Pantone Color Finder--Type the words "Deep Taupe" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear:
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