Executive Taupe
70RR 64/034 · #DACED0 · LRV 64 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Executive Taupe, Really?
Executive Taupe reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 70RR 64/034 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Executive Taupe
Executive Taupe is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Executive Taupe
At LRV 64, Executive Taupe is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Executive Taupe are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Glidden 70RR 64/034 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | WallflowerSW 6281 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | Mauve MorningUL250-11 · Behr | 1.5 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | New Age1444 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | White Pepper4001-1A · Valspar | 4.2 | 63.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | BalancedPPG1003-2 · PPG / Glidden | 3.0 | 65 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Milky Quartz346-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.4 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Executive Taupe within Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #DACED0 in HSL space. Pair Executive Taupe with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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