Perfect Taupe vs Baja Dunes paint color comparison

Perfect Taupe vs Baja Dunes

Perfect TaupeBehrvsBaja DunesBenjamin MooreΔE 2.6Subtle difference

Where Perfect Taupe belongs to Behr's range, Baja Dunes is a Benjamin Moore color. Perfect Taupe reads as greige-grey, while Baja Dunes reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (42 vs 41), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. Both lean red, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. At ΔE 2.6, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Perfect Taupe vs Baja Dunes in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Perfect Taupe and Baja Dunes are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.

Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.

Perfect TaupeBehr Perfect Taupe bedroom paint

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Baja DunesBaja Dunes Bedroom

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Color Details

Perfect Taupe
Behr · PPU18-13
LRV42.2
BrandBehr
NumberPPU18-13
UndertoneRed
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Baja Dunes
Benjamin Moore · 997
LRV41.3
BrandBenjamin Moore
Number997
UndertoneRed
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium

Perfect Taupe vs Baja Dunes Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Perfect Taupe on one side and Baja Dunes on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.

More Perfect Taupe comparisons

See how Perfect Taupe stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Perfect Taupe
Ammonite
Perfect Taupe
Ammonite
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 42), opening up a space where Perfect Taupe encloses it.

Perfect Taupe
White Dove
Perfect Taupe
White Dove
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42

At LRV 83 vs 42, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Perfect Taupe
Iron Ore
Perfect Taupe
Iron Ore
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42

At LRV 42 vs 6, Perfect Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.

Perfect Taupe
Purbeck Stone
Perfect Taupe
Purbeck Stone
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42

Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Perfect Taupe
Evergreen Fog
Perfect Taupe
Evergreen Fog
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42

Perfect Taupe reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Perfect Taupe
Mizzle
Perfect Taupe
Mizzle
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

A 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 42) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.

Perfect Taupe
Agreeable Gray
Perfect Taupe
Agreeable Gray
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42

Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 42), opening up a space where Perfect Taupe encloses it.

Perfect Taupe
Accessible Beige
Perfect Taupe
Accessible Beige
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42

At LRV 58 vs 42, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.

Perfect Taupe
Denim Drift
Perfect Taupe
Denim Drift
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42

At LRV 42 vs 27, Perfect Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.

Perfect Taupe
French Gray
Perfect Taupe
French Gray
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42

With LRVs of 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Perfect Taupe
Naval
Perfect Taupe
Naval
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Perfect Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Perfect Taupe
Tranquil Dawn
Perfect Taupe
Tranquil Dawn
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42

At LRV 55 vs 42, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.

Perfect Taupe
Bancha
Perfect Taupe
Bancha
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

At LRV 42 vs 13, Perfect Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.

Perfect Taupe
Perfect Taupe
Hardwick White
Hardwick White
Perfect Taupe vs Hardwick White
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Perfect Taupe
Pure White
Perfect Taupe
Pure White
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 42), opening up a space where Perfect Taupe encloses it.

Perfect Taupe
Artichoke
Perfect Taupe
Artichoke
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Perfect Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Perfect Taupe
Balboa Mist
Perfect Taupe
Balboa Mist
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42

At LRV 66 vs 42, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Perfect Taupe
Shoji White
Perfect Taupe
Shoji White
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42

At LRV 74 vs 42, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Perfect Taupe
Snowbound
Perfect Taupe
Snowbound
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 42, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Perfect Taupe
Pigeon
Perfect Taupe
Pigeon
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51

Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Perfect Taupe
Pewter Green
Perfect Taupe
Pewter Green
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42

At LRV 42 vs 12, Perfect Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.

Perfect Taupe
Duck Green
Perfect Taupe
Duck Green
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42

At LRV 42 vs 8, Perfect Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.

Perfect Taupe
Skimming Stone
Perfect Taupe
Skimming Stone
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42

At LRV 68 vs 42, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Perfect Taupe
Dix Blue
Perfect Taupe
Dix Blue
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

With LRVs of 42 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Perfect Taupe
Hicks' Blue
Perfect Taupe
Hicks' Blue
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42

Perfect Taupe vs Hicks' Blue

Perfect Taupe
Slaked Lime Deep
Perfect Taupe
Slaked Lime Deep
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42

Perfect Taupe vs Slaked Lime Deep

Perfect Taupe
Vintage Vogue
Perfect Taupe
Vintage Vogue
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42

At LRV 42 vs 12, Perfect Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.

Perfect Taupe
Livid
Perfect Taupe
Livid
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42

Perfect Taupe vs Livid

Perfect Taupe
Saybrook Sage
Perfect Taupe
Saybrook Sage
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42

A 3-point LRV gap (45 vs 42) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.

Perfect Taupe
Pale Green
Perfect Taupe
Pale Green
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Perfect Taupe reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.