Threshold Taupe vs Truly Taupe
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Threshold Taupe belongs to the beige-greige family and Truly Taupe to the greige-grey family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (34 vs 35), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Threshold Taupe vs Truly Taupe in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Threshold Taupe and Truly Taupe 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.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Threshold Taupe vs Truly Taupe Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Threshold Taupe on one side and Truly Taupe on the other.
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 Threshold Taupe comparisons
See how Threshold Taupe stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 34, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 34), opening up a space where Threshold Taupe encloses it.
Threshold Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 34, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (34 vs 30) makes Threshold Taupe the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 34), opening up a space where Threshold Taupe encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 34, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 34), opening up a space where Threshold Taupe encloses it.
Threshold Taupe reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (43 vs 34) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 34 vs 4, Threshold Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 34), opening up a space where Threshold Taupe encloses it.
Threshold Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 34, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 34 vs 21, Threshold Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 34), opening up a space where Threshold Taupe encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 34), opening up a space where Threshold Taupe encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 34), opening up a space where Threshold Taupe encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 34, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Threshold Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Threshold Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 34), opening up a space where Threshold Taupe encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (41 vs 34) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Threshold Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.