Color Names

Dusky Taupe

Grey as the sky just after sunset, a gentle taupe.

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Dusky Taupe is a pale grey.

It can be described as pale, delicate, faded and almost grey.

Set in black, because black reads best on it.

Dusky Taupe

Dusky

Dusky is an English electronic music duo from London consisting of Alfie Granger-Howell and Nick Harriman. Formed in 2011, they have released music on various records labels, before setting up their own label 17 Steps in July 2014 with the release of the Love Taking Over EP.

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Taupe

Taupe is a dark gray-brown color. The word derives from the French noun taupe meaning "mole". The name originally referred only to the average color of the French mole, but beginning in the 1940s, its usage expanded to encompass a wider range of shades.

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dusky

Adjective

  1. Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening).
  2. Having a shade of color that is rather dark.

Noun

  1. A dusky shark.
  2. A dusky dolphin.
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taupe

Noun

  1. A dark brownish-grey colour, the colour of moleskin.

Adjective

  1. Of a dark brownish-grey colour.
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