taupe vs brown

taupe and brown both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
taupe	Yes	Yes	No	No
brown	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, brown is a hypernym of taupe; that is, brown is a word with a broader meaning than taupe:

Other hypernyms of taupe include brownness.

taupe (noun)	brown (noun)
a greyish brown	an orange of low brightness and saturation

taupe (adjective)	brown (adjective)
of something having a dusky brownish grey color	(of skin) deeply suntanned
	of a color similar to that of wood or earth

taupe (verb)	brown (verb)
	fry in a pan until it changes color
	make brown in color