Pale Taupe vs Treron

Pale TaupeDuluxvsTreronFarrow & BallΔE 26.5Very different colors

Pale Taupe is a Dulux color while Treron comes from Farrow & Ball. Both sit in the greige-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 63 vs 25, Pale Taupe will read as the brighter of the two — a 38-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 26.5, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Pale Taupe vs Treron in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pale Taupe and Treron in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.

Bedroom

Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Pale Taupe will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Treron would.

Pale TaupeDulux Pale Taupe bedroom color

@ourhomeatchapelgate

TreronTreron bedroom interior

@notjustaterrace

Bathroom

Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Pale Taupe will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Treron would.

Pale TaupeDulux Pale Taupe bathroom review

@daubneydecorating

TreronFarrow and Ball 292 bathroom picture

@redrowludlow

Color Details

Pale Taupe
Dulux · 00YY 63/024
Hex#D2CDC6
LRV63.0
BrandDulux
Number00YY 63/024
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight
Treron
Farrow & Ball · 292
Hex#8b8a77
LRV24.9
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number292
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessDark

Pale Taupe vs Treron Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pale Taupe on one side and Treron 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 Pale Taupe comparisons

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

White Dove
Pale Taupe
White Dove
Pale Taupe
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63

At LRV 83 vs 63, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Pale Taupe
Ammonite
Pale Taupe
Ammonite
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Pale Taupe
Iron Ore
Pale Taupe
Iron Ore
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63

At LRV 63 vs 6, Pale Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.

Pale Taupe
Purbeck Stone
Pale Taupe
Purbeck Stone
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63

Pale Taupe reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Pale Taupe
Evergreen Fog
Pale Taupe
Evergreen Fog
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63

Pale Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.

Pale Taupe
Mizzle
Pale Taupe
Mizzle
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

A 11-point LRV gap (63 vs 52) makes Pale Taupe the marginally brighter of the two.

Pale Taupe
Agreeable Gray
Pale Taupe
Agreeable Gray
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63

With LRVs of 63 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Pale Taupe
Accessible Beige
Pale Taupe
Accessible Beige
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63

A 5-point LRV gap (63 vs 58) makes Pale Taupe the marginally brighter of the two.

Denim Drift
Denim Drift
Pale Taupe
Pale Taupe
Denim Drift vs Pale Taupe
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63

At LRV 63 vs 27, Pale Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.

Pale Taupe
French Gray
Pale Taupe
French Gray
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63

Pale Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.

Pale Taupe
Naval
Pale Taupe
Naval
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Pale Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Pale Taupe
Tranquil Dawn
Pale Taupe
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63

A 8-point LRV gap (63 vs 55) makes Pale Taupe the marginally brighter of the two.

Pale Taupe
Bancha
Pale Taupe
Bancha
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

At LRV 63 vs 13, Pale Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.

Pale Taupe
Hardwick White
Pale Taupe
Hardwick White
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63

At LRV 63 vs 44, Pale Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.

Pale Taupe
Pure White
Pale Taupe
Pure White
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 63), opening up a space where Pale Taupe encloses it.

Pale Taupe
Artichoke
Pale Taupe
Artichoke
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Pale Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Pale Taupe
Balboa Mist
Pale Taupe
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Pale Taupe
Shoji White
Pale Taupe
Shoji White
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63

A 11-point LRV gap (74 vs 63) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.

Pale Taupe
Snowbound
Pale Taupe
Snowbound
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 63, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Pale Taupe
Pewter Green
Pale Taupe
Pewter Green
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63

At LRV 63 vs 12, Pale Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.

Pale Taupe
Skimming Stone
Pale Taupe
Skimming Stone
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63

A 5-point LRV gap (68 vs 63) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.

Pale Taupe
Dix Blue
Pale Taupe
Dix Blue
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Pale Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.

Pale Taupe
Calamine
Pale Taupe
Calamine
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Vintage Vogue
Pale Taupe
Vintage Vogue
Pale Taupe
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63

At LRV 63 vs 12, Pale Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.

Saybrook Sage
Pale Taupe
Saybrook Sage
Pale Taupe
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63

At LRV 63 vs 45, Pale Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.

Pale Taupe
Pale Green
Pale Taupe
Pale Green
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Pale Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Pale Taupe
Pine Needle
Pale Taupe
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63

Pale Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Pale Taupe
Cement grey
Pale Taupe
Cement grey
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Pale Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.

Guilford Green
Pale Taupe
Guilford Green
Pale Taupe
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63

Pale Taupe reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Just Walnut
Pale Taupe
Just Walnut
Pale Taupe
Dulux
Pale Taupe
00YY 63/024 · LRV 63

Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.