Uptown Taupe
There is more to PPG Uptown Taupe (PPG1201-1) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its beige classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#f1e4d7LRV
79.00
Uptown Taupe's Color Strip
Uptown Taupe is the first shade on this 7-color strip, the lightest in this coordinated family. Color strip PPG1201 groups these shades together so you can see how each reads next to its neighbors.
Coordinating Colors
Uptown Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 4), opening up a space where Black Magic encloses it.
Trim Color
With LRVs of 80 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Delicate White reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Uptown Taupe is a pale, bright, candy corn orange with a golden sunshine undertone. It is a perfect paint color for a nursery. Pair it with white trim.