Kilz RK120Kilz RK120Retired color. Kilz no longer sells Khaki Taupe (removed from its catalog by 2026). The closest one you can still buy is Antique Sterling TB-33.
| Color family | Gray |
| Code family | RK |
| Hex | #C7C8C4 |
| RGB | 199, 200, 196 |
| CIE L*a*b* | 80.42, -1.07, 1.87 |
| Light reflectance | 57.4 |
It has just enough true neutral to have a personality, and just little enough to stay out of the way. Khaki Taupe is Kilz's RK120.
A chroma of 2.2 is low enough to read as neutral in most light, but the true neutral still shifts what the eye calls it. South light flatters it. In a north-facing room it can turn cold, so sample that wall first.
LRV 57.4 - comfortably in the range that suits a whole room rather than one wall. Works as a backdrop for artwork, furniture, or anything else in the room that is meant to stand out more than the walls do.
For a secondary wall, Dunn-Edwards Lighthouse gives a natural step up in brightness without feeling like a mismatch (roughly 32.9 LRV points apart).
Benjamin Moore Silver Chain (1472) matches it closely enough that no one will tell them apart on a wall. This is not a rare shade: 7 colors from other brands sit within delta-E 2 of it. Matte holds the color truest; a subtle sheen will lift it half a shade under lamps.
It is lighter than 71 percent of the Kilz range. Kilz lists it in the RK codes, alongside 16 other colors.
Yes. Kilz no longer lists Khaki Taupe (RK120) in its current color catalog. The closest Kilz color still on sale is Antique Sterling (TB-33).
Kilz Khaki Taupe is close to a true neutral, neither clearly warm nor cool: its hue angle is 120° in CIE Lab at a chroma of 2.2, with a true neutral.
The light reflectance value (LRV) of Kilz Khaki Taupe (RK120) is 57.4, on a scale where 0 is absolute black and 100 is absolute white, which makes it a light-to-mid color.
Measured on the color wheel, Kilz Khaki Taupe pairs with Valspar Morning Lake (7004-21, analogous, warmer), Vista Paint Zephyr (8306, analogous, cooler), Dunn-Edwards Lighthouse (DEW385, soft accent), Dunn-Edwards Lighthouse (DEW385, same hue, lighter).
Kilz Khaki Taupe's hex value is #C7C8C4, RGB 199, 200, 196.
Kilz Khaki Taupe is classified as a gray, with a true neutral.
The nearest Pantone TCX color to Kilz Khaki Taupe is 13-4303 TCX Dawn Blue, delta-E 2.18; the nearest RAL Classic is RAL 7035 Light grey, delta-E 2.96.
The closest cross-brand match to Kilz Khaki Taupe is Benjamin Moore Silver Chain (1472), at a delta-E of 0.72 - close enough to be the same color by measurement.
| HEX | #C7C8C4 |
| RGB | 199, 200, 196 |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 2%, 22% |
| HSL | 75°, 4%, 78% |
| HSV | 75°, 2%, 78% |
| CIE Lab | 80.42, -1.07, 1.87 |
| LCh | 80.42, 2.15, 119.8° |
| XYZ | 54.17, 57.44, 60.45 |
| Pantone (nearest) | 13-4303 TCX Dawn Blue · ΔE 2.18 |
| RAL (nearest) | RAL 7035 Light grey · ΔE 2.96 |
| 13-4303 TCX Dawn Blue | ΔE 2.18 | |
| 14-4201 TCX Lunar Rock | ΔE 2.33 | |
| 14-4002 TCX Wind Chime | ΔE 2.36 | |
| RAL 7035 Light grey | ΔE 2.96 | |
| RAL 7047 Telegrey 4 | ΔE 3.36 | |
| RAL 9018 Papyrus white | ΔE 3.98 |
Pantone TCX and RAL Classic are physical standards; these are their published sRGB approximations, so check a fan deck before specifying. Pantone® and RAL are trademarks of their respective owners.
Shades mix the color toward black, tints toward white. Click any step to find the paint colors closest to it.
One image with Khaki Taupe and its closest color at every other brand, measured by delta-E.
Sea SaltSherwin-Williams SW 6204
Agreeable GraySherwin-Williams SW 7029
BlackenedFarrow & Ball 2011
Pearly WhiteSherwin-Williams SW 7009
De NimesFarrow & Ball 299
MarshmallowSherwin-Williams SW 7001
Iron MountainBehr N520-5
Winter IceBenjamin Moore 866
Inchyra BlueFarrow & Ball 289
Smoky MountainDunn-Edwards DE6388
Wild AsterBenjamin Moore 1240
DoveBehr HDC-MD-21
London ClayFarrow & Ball 244
PorpoiseSherwin-Williams SW 7047
Great WhiteFarrow & Ball 2006
Worldly GraySherwin-Williams SW 7043
