#7A6F5C · brown · warm undertone IKO Royal Estate Taupe Slate Shingles
A rich asphalt color that reads as one continuous plane in any light.
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What you're looking at.
The granule tones the blend is built from, how the colour is classified, and how it behaves on a roof.
Traditional architectural-shingle brown. Taupe Slate is a workhorse color on craftsman, traditional, and Tudor-style homes where the roof is meant to grow out of the landscape rather than contrast against it. The granule blend uses warm tobacco and weathered-wood accents to keep the surface visually alive.
The shingle profile carries a deep shadow line that emphasizes the warm tones in late-afternoon light. At dusk the entire roof becomes one quiet warm plane that ties the house into the landscape.
Works well with red brick, warm-wood accents, stone, and earth-tone paint. Tends to disagree with very cool siding colors (icy white, light blue, charcoal) where the warm undertone reads as out of place.
Real installs, real homes.
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Taupe Slate pairs well with.
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Other brown shingles, side by side.
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What this one costs.
Materials-per-square pulled from retailer scrape (Lowe's/Home Depot Florida zips).
The retail figure for this shingle is being verified against the manufacturer, so it is held back rather than published. This is a premium designer line and prices above a standard architectural laminate.
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About Taupe Slate.
Questions homeowners ask before they commit. Answered without sales spin.
A warm, anchored brown with visible reddish or amber granule accents. In direct Florida sun it reads as a clear sienna or coffee; in shade it softens to a near-black. The blend is layered enough that the surface looks alive rather than flat.
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