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Close-up of smooth taupe velvet with a soft warm sheen

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Dorton Tawny

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Dorton Tawny is a smooth, low-sheen velvet in a muted taupe with a gentle warm undertone. The colour sits quietly in the medium-to-deeper neutral range, giving the swatch a calm, grounded look.

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About this fabric

This colourway has a soft, earthy taupe cast that reads warmer than a cool grey, with the velvet pile subtly lifting the tone where the light catches it. As part of Sanderson’s Dorton Velvets collection, it is a substantial fabric at 405gsm with a usable width of 148cm, making it well suited to upholstered pieces that need body and drape in the hand. The plain surface and zero pattern repeat keep the focus on the depth of colour and the plush nap rather than any motif. With 102 threads per cm, it has a finely worked, closely woven feel beneath the velvet finish.

How to use it

Use this tawny taupe on a sofa, armchair or banquette where you want a neutral that still feels warm and dressed. It pairs especially well with oak, dark timber and muted green accents.

A refined neutral velvet that brings quiet warmth to tailored upholstery.

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Dorton Tawny is a quiet cloth, so it carries a pattern beside it: one of these on the curtains and this on the chair. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.

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