Sherwin Williams

Threshold Taupe

SW 7501

Threshold Taupe is a warm-leaning taupe from Sherwin-Williams that blends brown and gray in roughly equal measure, with a slight pink-beige undertone visible under warm lighting. Its LRV of 34 puts it in the medium range, providing enough depth to anchor a wall without making a room feel closed in. This color is commonly used in living rooms, bedrooms, and home offices where a warm neutral backdrop is needed.

It coordinates well with Sherwin-Williams Accessible Beige and Tony Taupe for a layered neutral scheme, while Filmy Green and Comfort Gray introduce a cooler complement. Naval can serve as a strong contrast accent.

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Brand

Sherwin Williams

Code

SW 7501

Collection

Colormix Forecast 2023 (Biome)

Threshold Taupe in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Threshold Taupe under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Threshold Taupe under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

Medium

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

28°

Red Family

Lightness

61%

Medium

Saturation

17%

Muted

LRV

34.0

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#AC9A8A

RGB Decimal

172, 154, 138

RGB Percent

67.5%, 60.4%, 54.1%

HSL

28.2, 17.0%, 60.8%

HSV

28.2, 19.8%, 67.5%

CMYK

0.0%, 10.5%, 19.8%, 32.5%

YIQ

157.6, 15.9, -1.2

XYZ

33.16, 33.72, 28.81

CIE Lab

64.74, 3.97, 10.81

CIE Luv

64.74, 11.99, 14.25

Hunter Lab

58.07, 3.52, 8.75

Decimal

11311754

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Threshold Taupe Hiking Trail Coconut Shell Aging Barrel

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Threshold Taupe Legendary Steel Me Vintage Taupe

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Threshold Taupe Jean Jacket Blue Storm Cloud C'Est La Vie

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Threshold Taupe Dill Seed Deep Mauve Hillside Grove

Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

Threshold Taupe Deep Mauve Keepsake Rose Highland Thistle

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

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Mt. Rushmore Rock

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Turret

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Desert at Dusk

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Chocolate Oatmeal

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Woodland Stone

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Espresso Martini

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Dead Salmon

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Stonehenge Greige

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Earl Gray

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Weathered Wood

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Free Wheeling

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