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taupe

taupe

1 7.4
Brownish gray in color, often used for clothes and rooms
  • adjective
  • /toʊp/
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  • She chose a soft taupe fabric for the curtains to create a warm and cozy atmosphere.

I think this kind of taupe shade is going to be gorgeous.

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Examples

  • I think this kind of taupe shade is going to be gorgeous.

  • I'm going to take this brush right here and I'm going to take this light taupe shade and work that into the crease to give it some dimension.

  • I'm just going to dip this brush into a basic taupe brown colour.

  • Go ahead and fill it in with a taupe because I love a good taupe and this is just like a taupe powder, nothing too crazy.

  • And then I'm going to take the taupe colour as well and just put this on the kind of middle of my lower lash line.

  • Then I went into this gorgeous, beautiful kind of silvery taupe cool tone color that you can see on my lids right now.

  • So I got arm warmers, arm warmers in like a brownie taupe color and a dark Gray.

  • The living room walls have been painted in a lovely taupe color that complements the furniture.

  • The new rug features a neutral taupe shade, making it easy to match with different styles.

Synonyms

gray-brown
vstaupe
  • US
1 2.0

A brown color mixed with gray

leans more toward a dusky brownish gray appearance
brownish-gray
vstaupe
  • US
1 2.7

A gray color with a little brown in it

is darker and more dusky than this simple tint
fuscous
vstaupe
9.9

A dark brownish-grey colour like old wood

is less dark and used often for fabrics and paint
grayish-brown
vstaupe
  • US
3.4

A brown color that has some grey in it

is darker and has a more muted, dusky quality
brown-gray
vstaupe
  • US
2.7

A grey color with a little brown in it

is darker and more consistently dusky in tone
grayish brown
vstaupe
  • US
2.7

A light dull brown that looks slightly gray

is deeper and more dusky instead of being light and dull

How Dark

dark-brown
18 1.0
brown
939 1.0
taupe
1 7.4
tan
30 1.0
beige
17 1.0

Surface Forms

taupe positive

Etymology

Taupe comes from French taupe, which means 'mole'. People named the color after a mole's fur because it is a soft, dark gray-brown, so taupe describes that cozy, neutral shade used for clothes and rooms.