What does taupe mean?

Definitions for taupe
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. taupeadjective

    a greyish brown

  2. fuscous, taupeadjective

    of something having a dusky brownish grey color

Wiktionary

  1. taupeadjective

    Of a dark brownish-grey colour.

  2. Etymology: From taupe, from talpa.

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  1. taupe

    Taupe is a dark brownish-gray color, originally used in the French language to describe the color of a mole. The name originally referred only to the average color of the French mole, but its usage has broadened to encompass a wide range of shades.

Wikidata

  1. Taupe

    Taupe is a dark grayish brown or brownish gray. It takes its name from the French word for mole, and from the Latin name for the European Mole, Talpa europaea. Originally, this referred only to the average color of the French mole, but like the colors pink and lavender, the name expanded to encompass a wide range of varying shades. Taupe is a vague, unscientific color term which may be used to refer to almost any grayish-brown, brownish-gray, or warm gray color. It often overlaps with tan and even people who use color professionally frequently disagree as to what "taupe" means. Taupe itself, however, is not directly correlated with such colors as purple or pink. There is no single, generally recognized authority for such terms, but the addition of such colors can create a wider variety of shades which can benefit either art. The color displayed at right matches the color sample called taupe referenced below in the 1930 book A Dictionary of Color, the world standard for color terms before the invention of computers. However, the word taupe may often be used to refer to lighter shades of taupe today, and therefore another name for this color is dark taupe.

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  2. upeat

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of taupe in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of taupe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of taupe in a Sentence

  1. Maria Roussos:

    For some time now, sandy and taupe textures have dominated, but now there are so many more options in the gray palette in both loop and plush piles, which are gorgeous for the bedroom.

  2. Maria Roussos:

    For versatility, the best carpet shades for most schemes are charcoal, taupe and sand.

  3. Harriet Isaac-Cole:

    Ask yourself, ‘How soft or layered do I want the texture and pile of the carpet to be? How do I want it to feel underfoot when I step out of bed?’ for versatility, the best carpet shades for most schemes are charcoal, taupe and sand.

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