El umbala we-taupe Ayisiyo ngwevu iqhelekileyo, kwaye abo bathe baqaphela uluhlu lwemibala baya kwazi ukuba kwinto nganye siza kufumana ukungapheli kweethoni ezahlukeneyo. Lo mbala we-taupe ngumthunzi phakathi kwegrey nomdaka, ngwevu efudumeleyo kunesiqhelo kwaye ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo umbala ococekileyo kwaye ofanelekileyo ukuba uwusebenzise njengesiseko sawo nawuphi na umhombiso.
Ngeli xesha siza kubona ukuba zinjani igumbi lokulala ithoni yetaupe. Umbala ongaphelelanga nje kwaye umhle, kodwa ushushu kakhulu kunezinye ezingwevu, ezinje nge-melagne okanye i-lead grey. Ke ukuba ungumthandi weethoni ezingwevu zokujonga okuzolile nokunobunkunkqele abakunika indlu yonke, bhala phantsi le thoni ye-taupe.
Kweli gumbi lokulala sifumana umbala we-taupe kwilaphu nakwindawo yentloko. Ibhodi yentloko ebukekayo ebonakala intle ngombala ococekileyo ngolu hlobo. Ezi toni zixutywe nezinye ezihlala zisisiseko kwaye zilumkile, ezinjengezimhlophe, ukhilimu kunye nomdaka omnyama. Abaqengqeleki abangacacanga bongeza umnxeba kwigumbi lokulala.
Kule mibhede sifumana amalaphu kulo mbala mhle ekwalungele ukudityaniswa neetoni eluhlaza, iitoni ezingwevu ezingwevu okanye cream. Kuzo zonke ezi zigaba zemibala siya kufezekisa imeko entle kakhulu kunye negumbi lokulala elinemibala esisiseko esinokuhlala songeza umbala nanini na sifuna.
Kula magumbi umbala we-taupe ubetha iindonga. Basebenzise abamhlophe ngakumbi kwilaphu, kuba oku kungwevu kuzo zonke iindonga zegumbi kungasusa ukukhanya, kodwa ikwayimbono entle xa kufikwa kumba wokuhombisa igumbi ngobuhle.