You also have to figure in differences in monitors too :).
Una, you get that a taupe is a very cool beige, meaning it has lots of gray in it (see example in pic 1--I guess the model forgot her pants)? Sometimes a taupe is so cool that it's up for grabs whether it's really taupe or gray. For example, I ordered a pair of Frye boots once that were called gray. When I got them I thought they were actually taupe (boots in pic 2). You can see how much cooler they are than the walnut floors.
So contrast a taupe with a warm beige that's almost a wheat color (pic 3). This is almost a golden color, very different from the taupe, no? These different neutrals work to different degrees with different colors. For example, I can see pairing taupe with cool, icy blues or mints, but the wheat wouldn't look as good, IMHO. There is also a BIG subjective element here--people see colors and cool vs. warm tones very differently.
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