CMYK Color

The color Taupe grey is often represented by the code CMYK(0 2 1 45) which in a general sense, marks the composition proportions of primary colors. Using this code, we should be able to mix Cyan, Magenta, Blue and Black pgiments to get the same color depicted here. It is important to understand, that in practice, there is more than one way to mix pigments for Taupe grey color using 4 color process. That is because CMYK colors don't really have a strict cross reference chart with names attributed to each shade variation. Some CMYK colors are named by various manufacturers and most CMYK color names that we pass around are designated by the general public. That's why we also suggest you to lookup these other two CMYK color candidates for Taupe grey color here(1) and here(2) to see which one works better for you.

CMYK Color

Color name:Taupe grey
CMYK (%):0% 2% 1% 45%
CMYK (dec):0.0000, 0.0235, 0.0078, 0.4510
rgb:140, 134, 138
hex:#8C868A Details Here
hsv:320.0000, 0.0429, 0.5490
xyz:0.2393, 0.2446, 0.2750
lab:56.5462, 3.0120, -1.3452
lch:56.5462, 3.2988, 335.9332
CMYK Color: Cyan 0 Magenta 2 Yellow 1 Black 45 CMYK name: Taupe grey
The image above depicts CMYK color sample that constitutes these base colors: Cyan 0 Magenta 2 Yellow 1 Black 45. Click to enlarge.
The underlying composition of this CMYK color

CMYK Composition build for Taupe grey (preview)
CMYK Build for Taupe grey color (Click to edit)