Color Names

Taupe

Moleskin brown, soft and matte as the fur it's named for.

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Taupe is a muted beige, close to brown.

It can be described as muted, dull, matte and soft.

Set in black, because black reads best on it.

Taupe

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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taupe

Noun

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

Adjective

  1. Of a dark brownish-grey colour.
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