Match Perfect Taupe

Behr Perfect Taupe is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 42. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Perfect Taupe
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13#b6aca0LRV 42Warm

Closest matches across every brand

One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.

Perfect Taupe
Perfect Taupe
Present
Present
Perfect Taupe vs Present
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42
Jotun
Present
12180 · LRV 41

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.7Imperceptible
Perfect Taupe
Perfect Taupe
Stone
Stone
Perfect Taupe vs Stone
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42
Cloverdale Paint
Stone
CA080 · LRV 42

With LRVs of 42 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.7Imperceptible
Perfect Taupe
Perfect Taupe
Perfect Greige
Perfect Greige
Perfect Taupe vs Perfect Greige
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42
Sherwin-Williams
Perfect Greige
6073 · LRV 42

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.8Imperceptible
Perfect Taupe
Perfect Taupe
Claystone
Perfect Taupe vs Claystone
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42
Tikkurila
Claystone
V486 · LRV 43

With LRVs of 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.1Subtle
Perfect Taupe
Perfect Taupe
Evening Gown
Perfect Taupe vs Evening Gown
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42
Benjamin Moore
Evening Gown
CSP-375 · LRV 41

With LRVs of 42 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.2Subtle
Perfect Taupe
Perfect Taupe
Shadow Taupe
Perfect Taupe vs Shadow Taupe
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42
PPG
Shadow Taupe
PPG14-01 · LRV 40

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.3Subtle
Perfect Taupe
Perfect Taupe
Cygnet Feather
Cygnet Feather
Perfect Taupe vs Cygnet Feather
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42
Dulux
Cygnet Feather
21YY 45/060 · LRV 45

With LRVs of 45 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4Subtle
Perfect Taupe
Perfect Taupe
Hardwick White
Hardwick White
Perfect Taupe vs Hardwick White
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42
Farrow & Ball
Hardwick White
5 · LRV 44

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3Subtle
Perfect Taupe
Perfect Taupe
Pebble grey
Pebble grey
Perfect Taupe vs Pebble grey
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42
RAL ClassicClassic
Pebble grey
RAL 7032 · LRV 45

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7Subtle
Granite Boulder
Perfect Taupe
Granite Boulder
Perfect Taupe
Behr
Granite Boulder
790D-4 · LRV 42
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7Subtle
Perfect Taupe
Cool Arbour
Perfect Taupe
Cool Arbour
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42

At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.8Subtle
Perfect Taupe
Perfect Taupe
RAL 770-5
RAL 770-5
Perfect Taupe vs RAL 770-5
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 770-5
RAL 770-5 · LRV 43

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.9Subtle
Perfect Taupe
Perfect Taupe
S 3005-Y20R
S 3005-Y20R
Perfect Taupe vs S 3005-Y20R
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42
NCS
S 3005-Y20R
S 3005-Y20R · LRV 41

With LRVs of 42 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.2Noticeable
Perfect Taupe
Perfect Taupe
Western Sandstone
Perfect Taupe vs Western Sandstone
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42
Valspar
Western Sandstone
1001-10A · LRV 38

A 4-point LRV gap (42 vs 38) makes Perfect Taupe the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.7Noticeable