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Taupe ( ), otherwise known as beige-brown, is a dark tan color in-between brown and gray. 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. Taupe is a vague color term which may refer to almost any grayish-brown or brownish-gray, but true taupe is difficult to pinpoint as brown or gray. According to the ''Dictionary of Color'', the first use of "taupe" as a color name in English was in the early 19th century; but the earliest citation recorded by the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' is from 1911. ==Description== Taupe is a word that is used to denote any of a variety of colors. The colors it denotes fall into a range from dark tan to grayish brown or brownish gray. The word derives from the French noun ''taupe'', which in turn is from the Latin ''talpa'', both meaning "mole" (the mammal).〔 〕 The name originally referred only to the average color of the French mole,〔Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill p. 205; Discussion of Color Taupe, p. 183.〕 but (as in the case of the colors pink and lavender), beginning in the 1940s, its usage expanded to encompass a wider range of shades. Taupe is a vague color term which may be used to refer to almost any grayish-brown, brownish-gray, or warm gray color. It often overlaps with tan and even people who use color professionally (such as designers and artists) frequently disagree as to what "taupe" means. Taupe itself, however, is not directly correlated with such colors as purple or pink. There is no single, generally recognized authority for such terms, but the addition of such colors can create a wider variety of shades which can benefit either art. When viewed on a precisely calibrated monitor, the color displayed above-right matches the color sample called taupe referenced in the 1930 book ''A Dictionary of Color'', the world standard for color terms before the invention of computers. However, the word ''taupe'' may often be used to refer to lighter shades of taupe today, and therefore another name for this color is dark taupe. According to the ''Dictionary of Color'', the first use of "taupe" as a color name in English was in the early 19th century;〔Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 205; Discussion of Color Taupe, Page 183; Color Sample of Taupe: Page 55 Plate 16 Color Sample A6〕 but the earliest citation recorded by the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' is from 1911.〔''Oxford English Dictionary''; citing the ''Daily Colonist'' of Victoria, British Columbia, dated 5 April 1911.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「taupe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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