Taupe Hex Code: #8B7D6B, Palettes and Styles

Taupe, the usual valueGrey

#8B7D6B

55 taupes in the library

Pick any swatch to see its codes, its contrast and the palette it comes from.

01Put it to work

Can you read text on it?

White text looks like thisBig text only

Headlines and large labels are fine; small text will strain the eye. Contrast 4.0 to 1

Black text looks like thisEasy to read

Fine for body text and headlines. Contrast 4.9 to 1

Black text reads better here. The contrast number compares how light the text is with how light the colour behind it is. It runs from 1, where the text disappears, to 21, black on white. The web accessibility standard asks for at least 4.5 for normal text and 3 for big headlines.

Pick a swatch above to see it in its own palette, next to the colours it was chosen to sit with.

02Tints and shades

A ramp from 50 to 950 around #8B7D6B, in equal perceptual steps, for backgrounds, borders and hover states. Click a step to copy it.

0374 palettes with taupe

04The styles that use it

Wabi-Sabi3 Japandi3 Adaptive Reuse3 Contextualism3 Stripped Classicism3 Neoclassical Architecture3 Grunge2 Liminal Space2 Classical Architecture2 Vernacular Architecture2 Critical Regionalism2 Soft Minimalism2 Monolithic Architecture2 Architectural Expressionism2 Mid-Century Modern2 Bohemian1 Music1 Cinematography1 Sculpture1 Cubism1 Graffiti / Street Art1 Drawing / Sketch1 Fashion Design1 Artisanal Textile1 Photography1 Documentary Photography1 Post-Modernism1 Neumorphism1 Surveillance1 Trinket Design1 Art Deco1 Cottagecore1 Dark Academia1 Arcology1 Brutalist Architecture1 Architectural Postmodernism1 Architectural Minimalism1 Organic Architecture1 International Style1 Industrial Architecture1

And 13 more, in the palettes above.

05Questions

What is the hex code for taupe?

Taupe is most often given as #8B7D6B. There is no single official value; the 55 taupe swatches in the Omoro library run across the range shown on this page.

What colours go with taupe?

In the library's palettes, taupe most often sits beside yellow, green and red, with black and grey as the neutrals.

Which design styles use taupe?

Wabi-Sabi, Japandi and Adaptive Reuse use it most. 53 styles use it in all.

Goes withYellow 32%Green 12%Red 9%Orange 8%Blue 4%Black 85%

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