Truffle
At first glance, Truffle belongs to the brown family; in a room, light and context can make it far more elusive. An LRV of 44.4 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#C6B097
LRV
44.39
Truffle in Rooms
Follow Truffle from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 3 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
3 Living Room Photos
In a space shaped by conversation, quiet evenings and changing daylight, the most interesting quality of Truffle (AF-130) may be the way it responds to upholstery, timber, art and metal accents. Its red undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.
Living room painted in Truffle embraces Victorian elegance.
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Victorian room in Truffle exudes timeless, sophisticated beauty.
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Walls in Truffle deliver warm, chocolate-toned richness.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 44 vs 18, Truffle is decisively the brighter choice.
Monterey White reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 44), opening up a space where Truffle encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Truffle reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
Truffle reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 19), opening up a space where Providence Blue encloses it.
At LRV 44 vs 31, Truffle is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 14, Truffle is decisively the brighter choice.
Truffle reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Spruce encloses it.
Feather Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 44), opening up a space where Truffle encloses it.
At LRV 44 vs 24, Truffle is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
A 9-point LRV gap (53 vs 44) makes Royal Flax the marginally brighter of the two.
A 10-point LRV gap (54 vs 44) makes Chocolate Mousse the marginally brighter of the two.
Frosted Toffee reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 44), opening up a space where Truffle encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 44, Tucson Winds is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (44 vs 40) makes Truffle the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 26, Truffle is decisively the brighter choice.
Truffle reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Truffle reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 26), opening up a space where Byzantine Gold encloses it.
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Manufacturer description
A sumptuous beige that instantly warms up a space.