Benjamin Moore Windy City CSP-150
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| Official page: | Windy City CSP-150 |
| Code: | CSP-150 |
| Name: | Windy City |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Windy City?
Benjamin Moore Windy City CSP-150 is a mid-depth, low-saturation gray with a noticeably warm, earthy cast. Its softened brown-beige undertone keeps it from reading like a cold charcoal, while the slight greened quality in the color gives it a weathered, mineral look. In bright daylight, Windy City can appear as a muted warm gray; under warm lamps, it may lean deeper and more taupe-like. It suits a study, dining room, or exterior trim where a grounded neutral is wanted without the heaviness of near-black. Pair it with creamy off-whites, natural oak, aged brass, black metal, and stone or linen textures.
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What are Benjamin Moore Windy City undertones?
Windy City is a midtone, near-neutral charcoal 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:
RGB code:
114, 110, 103
Is Benjamin Moore Windy City cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 38°, this black leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
CSP-150 Windy City HSL code: 38, 5%, 43%
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 Windy City
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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 black shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Windy City:
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
Darker shades
CSP-150
Windy City
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 Windy City with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 218, such as Benjamin Moore Normandy and Feather Gray.
LRV of Windy City
Windy City has an LRV of 17.03% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little light. Why LRV is important?
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 17.03%, 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 | #726E67 |
| RGB Decimal | 114, 110, 103 |
| RGB Percent | 44.71%, 43.14%, 40.39% |
| HSV | Hue: 38° Saturation: 9.65% Value: 44.71% |
| HSL | hsl(38, 5, 43) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.51 Yellow: 9.65 Key: 55.29 |
| YIQ | Y: 110.398 I: 4.633 Q: -1.332 |
| XYZ | X: 14.963 Y: 15.709 Z: 15.072 |
| CIE Lab | L:46.59 a:0.195 b:4.455 |
| CIE Luv | L:46.59 u:2.722 v:5.814 |
| Decimal | 7499367 |
| Hunter Lab | 39.634, -1.971, 5.197 |
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