Behr Chicago Fog N140-2

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What are Behr Chicago Fog undertones?
Is Chicago Fog N140-2 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Chicago Fog
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Chicago Fog N140-2
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	N140-2
Name:	Chicago Fog
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Chicago Fog?

Behr Chicago Fog N140-2 is a light, muted greige with a soft beige cast and a faint rosy warmth. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overtly tan, while the gray influence gives walls a gently weathered, understated look. In bright daylight, Chicago Fog can appear pale and airy; under warmer lamps, its beige-pink undertone becomes more noticeable. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a quiet neutral is wanted without the starkness of a cool gray. Pair this shade with creamy white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, charcoal accents, or muted sage textiles.

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What are Behr Chicago Fog undertones?

Chicago Fog is a mid-light, near-neutral light gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

HEX value:

#CAC2BD

RGB code:

202, 194, 189

Is Behr Chicago Fog cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 23°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

N140-2 Chicago Fog HSL code: 23, 11%, 77%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Chicago Fog

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Chicago Fog:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

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Darker shades

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Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Chicago Fog with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 203, such as Behr Nor'Wester and Absolute Zero.

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LRV of Chicago Fog

Chicago Fog has an LRV of 55.04% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 55.04%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#cac2bd
RGB Decimal	202, 194, 189
RGB Percent	79.22%, 76.08%, 74.12%
HSV	Hue: 23° Saturation: 6.44% Value: 79.22%
HSL	hsl(23, 11, 77)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.96 Yellow: 6.44 Key: 20.78
YIQ	Y: 195.822 I: 6.374 Q: 0.136
XYZ	X: 52.832 Y: 54.815 Z: 55.927
CIE Lab	L:78.934 a:1.909 b:3.509
CIE Luv	L:78.934 u:4.935 v:4.856
Decimal	13288125
Hunter Lab	74.037, -2.188, 7.038