Topeka Taupe
There is more to Benjamin Moore Topeka Taupe (1463) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its LRV of 11.0 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#60544FLRV
11.01
Topeka Taupe in Rooms
Follow Topeka Taupe from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 4 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
2 Misc Photos
Topeka Taupe (1463) brings its brown character into an assortment of spaces that reveals the color outside a single design formula. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Furniture painted in warm Topeka Taupe adds soft, muted sophistication.
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Taupe-painted furniture brings warmth and neutral elegance to any room.
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2 House Photos
Topeka Taupe (1463) brings its brown character into an exterior viewed across distance, weather and the changing sky. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Home exterior in Topeka Taupe creates a cohesive, naturally sophisticated appearance.
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Exterior walls in Benjamin Moore's Topeka Taupe offer timeless curb appeal.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 83 vs 11, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
African Violet reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 11), opening up a space where Topeka Taupe encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 11, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 11, Ice Formations is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 25 vs 11, Aegean Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Lace reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 11), opening up a space where Topeka Taupe encloses it.
At LRV 42 vs 11, Beneath the Clouds is decisively the brighter choice.
Providence Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 31 vs 11, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Blue Spruce reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Devonwood Taupe reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Topeka Taupe reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Topeka Taupe reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 11 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Topeka Taupe reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A hint of red-violet undertone warms up this neutral brown hue.