the difference between gray, grey, warm grey, beige, greige, and taupe

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br />Yesterday, I was speaking to a client about the difference between grey, greige, beige and taupe.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's a conversation I have A LOT!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I thought perhaps a post about how I explain it to my clients<br />would be helpful to sort through these terms more easily,<br />and so here we are :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oSLWRc2u0njGidJ506kIei_gBpnwN-urKNMKhlmGbN5TRnctzCHgJziZKIdBHs9aq2IMKjjufNabuB2tupA0eFluf7UN7FFXxzueaNR5NMe_QHwyp3UYz43sA8OGCGgPQdrcVkqDJle2/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+11.40.07+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oSLWRc2u0njGidJ506kIei_gBpnwN-urKNMKhlmGbN5TRnctzCHgJziZKIdBHs9aq2IMKjjufNabuB2tupA0eFluf7UN7FFXxzueaNR5NMe_QHwyp3UYz43sA8OGCGgPQdrcVkqDJle2/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+11.40.07+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">First off, for our purposes,</div><div style="text-align: center;">gray (American spelling) and grey (Canada, the UK and Australia) are the same thing.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Just like color (American) and colour (Canada, UK and Australia).</div><div style="text-align: center;">In some technical circles, gray would describe only the grays from the grayscale,<br />but we're not all that fancy here at 10 Rooms, are we?!<br />I'm trying to make this simpler, not more difficult...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKccQ9idB2sJDpJxLgb1o_FzsNIv1nWqei9ltb4IoFsvL6ghx8E7utrs5X1hNZfNcleHw1ngKPT6aUZh5iaxfsMDAS-YR2MAGPYhRriEHHr72IP7C7QQPFdV9zSwPPkhv4Eo1Ws-v3eYn4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+11.43.41+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKccQ9idB2sJDpJxLgb1o_FzsNIv1nWqei9ltb4IoFsvL6ghx8E7utrs5X1hNZfNcleHw1ngKPT6aUZh5iaxfsMDAS-YR2MAGPYhRriEHHr72IP7C7QQPFdV9zSwPPkhv4Eo1Ws-v3eYn4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+11.43.41+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Let's just start off by saying true grey is any mixture of black and white.</div><div style="text-align: center;">That means that black, white and grey are the only true neutrals.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35otSD3wl7IjN3cgqw0YLeHhRDT2um7eVcO_tBlvyIOOdFxDPUIhvL4vzxpP-VDtWIEfyeSejkhh0rBXBGaYrDJrXRsg2wzvNNEGJLsyqanH3gP8fdeNx3zYJ-CjFwfgiZjXkX5IwzoE9/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+11.51.22+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35otSD3wl7IjN3cgqw0YLeHhRDT2um7eVcO_tBlvyIOOdFxDPUIhvL4vzxpP-VDtWIEfyeSejkhh0rBXBGaYrDJrXRsg2wzvNNEGJLsyqanH3gP8fdeNx3zYJ-CjFwfgiZjXkX5IwzoE9/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+11.51.22+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />That said, when we are discussing colour, </div><div style="text-align: center;">we generally include more than just those colours.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Once pigment is added to a mixture of black and white (grey),</div><div style="text-align: center;">it actually becomes a colour,</div><div style="text-align: center;">although the undertone may be almost imperceptible to the eye.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZej6OxtH-a7RCF5oHRMv-GmqA8bhrnfwtaFlxSGkYN4F525vSTvObwRQvMu_AKhi2gKdl-rgSwZ5hQNQ3026WZ597M8sKxrml1KVEkHMWcyGqGnDgnqSvCLvOy_YxJJ7lEW-rLQe3yaLN/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+11.53.32+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZej6OxtH-a7RCF5oHRMv-GmqA8bhrnfwtaFlxSGkYN4F525vSTvObwRQvMu_AKhi2gKdl-rgSwZ5hQNQ3026WZ597M8sKxrml1KVEkHMWcyGqGnDgnqSvCLvOy_YxJJ7lEW-rLQe3yaLN/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+11.53.32+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Therefore, grey, as we know it, can actually have any undertone,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but only purple, green or blue can be added in larger quantities </div><div style="text-align: center;">for the colour to retain it's title as grey, because these will all produce cool tones.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Are you asleep yet?!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lets' define grey as </div><div style="text-align: center;">black + white = grey</div><div style="text-align: center;">or</div><div style="text-align: center;">black + white + green/blue/purple = grey.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2xlxp39XzI_vtif-9YYtXsf6tzLIbcqGAxGHcRiQ8iLYZtKqKV4Ofq9J_pjEKutwf-W1_-gg0o2whr0DjkongvhKMaKPkSpJLIJ-mrQ7kWJcCoW9SimIF2WmY7uldOCUeYBgx3kGbajq/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+11.58.45+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2xlxp39XzI_vtif-9YYtXsf6tzLIbcqGAxGHcRiQ8iLYZtKqKV4Ofq9J_pjEKutwf-W1_-gg0o2whr0DjkongvhKMaKPkSpJLIJ-mrQ7kWJcCoW9SimIF2WmY7uldOCUeYBgx3kGbajq/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+11.58.45+AM.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />Sound good?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now let's head into the beige territory.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Beige basically describes the umpteen versions of light brown.</div><div style="text-align: center;">To make brown you add complements from the colour wheel.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDWlL1M3qAPMjcxajd_rB3JxGnLKakZr22X6h2GKwdu8Xqq0jswBPS1l9gd77i35mD5qU78pChyphenhyphenZZTs7V0P8vTtCG44HN07vI8hdyCPnRtm7UMHEf70twesUX3OI_aZTs0lDZtipktBv3/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+12.11.48+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDWlL1M3qAPMjcxajd_rB3JxGnLKakZr22X6h2GKwdu8Xqq0jswBPS1l9gd77i35mD5qU78pChyphenhyphenZZTs7V0P8vTtCG44HN07vI8hdyCPnRtm7UMHEf70twesUX3OI_aZTs0lDZtipktBv3/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+12.11.48+PM.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />When you add complements,</div><div style="text-align: center;">what you are actually adding are all the primaries together in varying amounts.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Blue + orange</div><div style="text-align: center;">is actually</div><div style="text-align: center;">blue + yellow & red.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yellow + purple</div><div style="text-align: center;">is actually </div><div style="text-align: center;">yellow + blue & red.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Red + green</div><div style="text-align: center;">is actually</div><div style="text-align: center;">red + yellow & blue.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBFXgUUduXVupo0tOktCOaXqhuVVq1yy7VWcI_tCqH9YvuUsLkoKlh3S-B3un9Wz5m_cQllPYBVzactqJ5SlFjnuPzeFnDBZfg7ZFOfbmALZEdGZa152JMrW_y7sSYg7oOmaIW1e2SSG7/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+12.04.14+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBFXgUUduXVupo0tOktCOaXqhuVVq1yy7VWcI_tCqH9YvuUsLkoKlh3S-B3un9Wz5m_cQllPYBVzactqJ5SlFjnuPzeFnDBZfg7ZFOfbmALZEdGZa152JMrW_y7sSYg7oOmaIW1e2SSG7/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+12.04.14+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />That is why adding complements always makes a brown,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and why adding different complements creates different browns, </div><div style="text-align: center;">usually ones that are predominantly yellow, red, or occasionally orange.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCT1vx8bnLkQUtIa7D-8inu0fjxY67n9O0bwzkZYMAatTPXfSwqRcT5OYpc707DfhCS2vL940xXJ9kzn2ZFy0C7kLr0G1wOFHeSAiS0Hrh2jKuge-KDTIzejVtGa-iaf0ti2WGQM1B6UI/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+12.22.11+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCT1vx8bnLkQUtIa7D-8inu0fjxY67n9O0bwzkZYMAatTPXfSwqRcT5OYpc707DfhCS2vL940xXJ9kzn2ZFy0C7kLr0G1wOFHeSAiS0Hrh2jKuge-KDTIzejVtGa-iaf0ti2WGQM1B6UI/s200/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+12.22.11+PM.png" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg558omYVB0qYUu7rgEQWi-sPpvqqB2V_0UIysWPCTFOKWhE94sC_E_xEjq51FZehF5tCL0Vl-jHoPhAcFG3JLRMHJuUTjaOHHPccTXVWTVA-NTUxO0iBIsIMXctlkz03lDycUCuMWuTLvS/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+12.16.31+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg558omYVB0qYUu7rgEQWi-sPpvqqB2V_0UIysWPCTFOKWhE94sC_E_xEjq51FZehF5tCL0Vl-jHoPhAcFG3JLRMHJuUTjaOHHPccTXVWTVA-NTUxO0iBIsIMXctlkz03lDycUCuMWuTLvS/s200/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+12.16.31+PM.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, we know beige contains some red and some yellow, and some blue,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but what else is in it?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">White.</div><div style="text-align: center;">White lightens up your brown to beige.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So lets define beige as</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">white + red & or yellow + a little blue = beige.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNYoN8mgAzu9jEZ4cqWYBnRN86R6Dsg04vvh9oTQNdQQUvLgv1yhblPnTX88eFM6zk9Iur6Ritqn756nYCw9OBg8P4UX2mDvUfiOV2C_vr6BSsLm9lwMKpsQ_m10hfHPA-idDFAAE2JCA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+12.27.58+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNYoN8mgAzu9jEZ4cqWYBnRN86R6Dsg04vvh9oTQNdQQUvLgv1yhblPnTX88eFM6zk9Iur6Ritqn756nYCw9OBg8P4UX2mDvUfiOV2C_vr6BSsLm9lwMKpsQ_m10hfHPA-idDFAAE2JCA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+12.27.58+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />So where does greige fit in?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To grey down beige, you simply add black, because the white is already present.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Let's define greige as </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">white + black + red & or yellow + perhaps a little blue = greige<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKHCHEPaf6U-CpRc_6ZY4SR6O9ywr0Wj-kiu_YUpHrBoRgxRGPr6jgnC9Ql93zhWWtp3Eqj1uNr6d9dwSyZkjhxJlIUnEmC2AX26C8yN4dWt8Vr2lZqftV_2Nx8a7n8sZinYJCeU-I5dJ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+12.32.28+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKHCHEPaf6U-CpRc_6ZY4SR6O9ywr0Wj-kiu_YUpHrBoRgxRGPr6jgnC9Ql93zhWWtp3Eqj1uNr6d9dwSyZkjhxJlIUnEmC2AX26C8yN4dWt8Vr2lZqftV_2Nx8a7n8sZinYJCeU-I5dJ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+12.32.28+PM.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, that would be the entire colour wheel!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That's quite a colour-techy way to look at things, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but I think it's helpful to understand the way colours interact,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and then it all makes sense, doesn't it?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">SO -<br /><br /><br /> when you're looking at a colour, and trying to determine what it actually is,</div><div style="text-align: center;">you need to look at the subtle undertones.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If it's cool, with a blue, purple, or green tint, it's a grey.<br />(I wrote a post about choosing the right grey, <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2010/09/choosing-right-grey.html">here</a></b>)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3omWrNR1xxA3LuxT7yHmJa07zy_lt7FBl15TpCHMr71Zv7JiyYbgL9L6oRysWFKYIBsOabuEF_L8ohPe0IG2-497iMVFFVBDlPnzAJZbGUXjYp5ruILbPda5-3uCLIixjJGeu1JBtvAa/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+12.38.25+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3omWrNR1xxA3LuxT7yHmJa07zy_lt7FBl15TpCHMr71Zv7JiyYbgL9L6oRysWFKYIBsOabuEF_L8ohPe0IG2-497iMVFFVBDlPnzAJZbGUXjYp5ruILbPda5-3uCLIixjJGeu1JBtvAa/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+12.38.25+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If it's warm, with a red, orange or yellow undertone visible, it's a beige.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9M1w6H450HRn59zU0PV6PNmjbRpKNHK2ojg0Mf1M_j9LoaqopLUHglhQrmyDdGe-6clq4dcYvcQOas1VBXW3q8v93oHTe7N4tS3Du6kt2SfQPXijw5ag_le7LTfUyzccBRvZfplwK7M_/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+12.35.45+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9M1w6H450HRn59zU0PV6PNmjbRpKNHK2ojg0Mf1M_j9LoaqopLUHglhQrmyDdGe-6clq4dcYvcQOas1VBXW3q8v93oHTe7N4tS3Du6kt2SfQPXijw5ag_le7LTfUyzccBRvZfplwK7M_/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+12.35.45+PM.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />And if it's warm, but contains black, it's a greige (or as so many people say, a warm grey)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJNdiIjf9Xg4e3g1mH0KOzsTMZC_4eyOB_quAlzeUUjiSESHvvAABH34-0geyqI9zCfuQWiVlEJv0rhGi6dMvzyqdAbeLslgs6Bx1pUWGURB87rW2ZRp8oRmp3p3AAdM45H5c7ihj5pr3/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+12.41.59+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJNdiIjf9Xg4e3g1mH0KOzsTMZC_4eyOB_quAlzeUUjiSESHvvAABH34-0geyqI9zCfuQWiVlEJv0rhGi6dMvzyqdAbeLslgs6Bx1pUWGURB87rW2ZRp8oRmp3p3AAdM45H5c7ihj5pr3/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-13+at+12.41.59+PM.png" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: xx-small;">source <a href="http://s-tia.blogspot.com/2011/06/grey-beige-greige.html">1</a> <a href="http://ysvoice.tumblr.com/post/14938901306">2</a> <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/designers-portfolio/room/traditional/bathrooms/4947/index.html#/id-4610/color-beige">3</a> <a href="http://draft.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1759315711"></span>4<span id="goog_1759315712"></span></a> <a href="http://artstheanswer.blogspot.com/">5</a> <a href="http://emmas.blogg.se/2012/january/malmo-or-paris.html">6</a><a href="http://jennyshus.webblogg.se/2011/may/fredagsinspiration-3.html"> 7</a> <a href="http://alpercukur.com/index.html">8</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/83026260/the-gray-door-paris-16x20-fine-art?ref=fp_treasury_7">9 </a><a href="http://www.styleathome.com/homes/small-spaces/small-space-narrow-row-house/a/29403/2/">10 </a><a href="http://www.houzz.com/">11</a> <a href="http://www.veranda.com/">12</a> <a href="http://willows95988.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451cb9a69e201116836c040970c-pi">13</a> <a href="http://www.kozco.com/calibrat/gray.html">14</a> <a href="http://www.florencefinds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Grey-paints.jpg">15</a> <a href="http://greigedesign.blogspot.com/2010_02_01_archive.html">16</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Does that makes sense, lovelies?<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you have more questions, please leave them in the comments, and I will respond tout de suite - x</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy friday... hope your weekend is filled with love and laughs...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6NPqy9xJ-HOXKGM0fevxvI3lNOrp2nJT8XdoPKxKFMCRP6QHahewcDn-HQh8JVljuq5hlMuBtn4brMQfkIZLXJStHDns5xqrDoTJ2m-BNvT7hEn9osfvj8LDg9nZni85Gg_cFXiIYUH1/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">oh - and taupe?</div><div style="text-align: center;">That's just a fancy way of describing a red-based beige,</div><div style="text-align: center;">with a little green thrown in,</div><div style="text-align: center;">so that what you end up with is a slight dirty pinky-beige.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's not actually a group of colours, but different variations of the same mix.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

the difference between gray, grey, warm grey, beige, greige, and taupe

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