Fairview Taupe
There is more to Benjamin Moore Fairview Taupe (HC-85) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. A red undertone may emerge most clearly where the paint meets a cleaner white, stone surface or contrasting textile. 7 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
Hex
#7C7161LRV
17.98
Fairview Taupe in Rooms
Follow Fairview Taupe from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 7 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
2 Kitchen Cabinets Photos
2 kitchen cabinets images place Fairview Taupe (HC-85) in cabinetry, where color becomes part of the room’s architecture. With an LRV of 18.0, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Kitchen cabinets in Fairview Taupe offer warm, versatile storage.
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Cabinetry finished in Fairview Taupe brings neutral elegance to the kitchen.
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2 House Photos
2 house images place Fairview Taupe (HC-85) in an exterior viewed across distance, weather and the changing sky. With an LRV of 18.0, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Garage door painted in Fairview Taupe coordinates beautifully with the home exterior.
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House exterior in Fairview Taupe creates a warm, welcoming curb appeal.
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2 Bedroom Photos
In a room designed around rest, softness and retreat, the most interesting quality of Fairview Taupe (HC-85) may be the way it responds to bed linen, timber, wool and upholstered textures. Its red undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.
Bedroom walls in Fairview Taupe provide a neutral, sophisticated foundation.
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Master bedroom painted in Fairview Taupe establishes a calm, grounded space.
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1 Home Office Photo
Viewed across 1 home office image in a focused room balancing work, concentration and comfort, Fairview Taupe (HC-85) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. With an LRV of 18.0, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Home office walls in Fairview Taupe create a professional, warm environment.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 63 vs 18, Manchester Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Fondant reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 18), opening up a space where Fairview Taupe encloses it.
Fusion reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 18), opening up a space where Fairview Taupe encloses it.
At LRV 40 vs 18, Platinum Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 19 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 4-point LRV gap (22 vs 18) makes Normandy the marginally brighter of the two.
Feather Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 18), opening up a space where Fairview Taupe encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (24 vs 18) makes Bachelor Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
A 12-point LRV gap (30 vs 18) makes Chiswell Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
A 10-point LRV gap (28 vs 18) makes Mineral Alloy the marginally brighter of the two.
Coastline reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 18), opening up a space where Fairview Taupe encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Carter Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (23 vs 18) makes Iron Gate the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 19 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (21 vs 18) makes Sparrow the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (21 vs 18) makes River Silt the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 18 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 6-point LRV gap (18 vs 12) makes Fairview Taupe the marginally brighter of the two.
Fairview Taupe reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (18 vs 10) makes Fairview Taupe the marginally brighter of the two.
Fairview Taupe reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Manufacturer description
An alluring, use-anywhere neutral that complements any design style.