DULUX PAINT COLOUR
Dulux Perfectly Taupe
A light-to-mid taupe: grey with a pinkish-brown warmth. See it at room scale before you buy a tester: try Perfectly Taupe on the walls of your own room in the free 3D planner.
Perfectly Taupe at a glance
| Brand | Dulux |
| Colour name | Perfectly Taupe |
| Hex (on screen) | #C5BEBA |
| RGB | 197, 190, 186 |
| Light reflectance (est.) | About 52 |
| Looks like | Light-to-mid warm grey |
| Undertone | Warm, with a pink-beige cast |
| Popularity | The 16th most searched Dulux colour in the planner’s library: about 5,000 searches a month in the UK |
The hex value is the planner’s on-screen approximation, not a paint formula, and the light reflectance is estimated from it. Screens, daylight, bulbs and sheen all change how a paint looks, so check a physical sample or tester pot on your wall before you order. The official Dulux colour page has the manufacturer’s own details.
How Perfectly Taupe behaves in a room
With an estimated light reflectance of about 52, it reflects a good share of light: enough for a whole room, while still reading as a colour rather than a white.
Its undertone is warm. Warm colours hold up well in north-facing rooms, where daylight is cooler, and can look richer or more yellow in strong south-facing light.
Where it tends to be used
Light colours like this are often used as a whole-room colour in living rooms, bedrooms, hallways and landings, usually with a white on ceilings and trim.
Try Perfectly Taupe in your room. Draw your room to size or open a furnished living room, then paint the walls in 3D. Free, with no sign-up.
Open the planner →Colours that pair with Perfectly Taupe
Suggestions from the same Dulux range in the planner, chosen for contrast or a tonal match. Try them side by side on different walls before deciding.
Closest matches from other brands
The colours from other brands in the planner that look nearest to Perfectly Taupe on screen, measured by colour difference (ΔE: under 2.5 is hard to tell apart on screen, over 9 is clearly different). Useful if you like the look but want a different brand or price.
Try Perfectly Taupe on your own walls in 3D
- Open the planner and draw your room to its real size, or start from a furnished layout such as the living room or bedroom examples.
- Switch to 3D and open the Design panel, then choose Walls.
- Search for “Perfectly Taupe”, or filter by brand. Paint the whole room or select a single wall for a feature wall.
The planner is free with no sign-up. Brand paint colours are premium finishes: you can preview Perfectly Taupe in your room for free, and Plus keeps brand colours in your saved plan.
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Questions
Is Dulux Perfectly Taupe warm or cool?
On screen it reads as warm: its undertone is warm, with a pink-beige cast. Check a sample in your own light, as the direction a room faces changes how warm or cool a colour looks.
What is the LRV of Perfectly Taupe?
Estimated from the on-screen colour, its light reflectance value is about 52 on a scale where 0 is black and 100 is pure white. The manufacturer’s published LRV is measured from real paint and may differ slightly.
What is the closest match to Perfectly Taupe from another brand?
In the planner’s library, the nearest on screen is Sherwin-Williams Light French Gray (SW 0055). On-screen matches are a starting point only: compare real samples side by side before switching.