Coastal Fog (BM 976)
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Coastal Fog (BM 976) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 52.7, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Coastal Fog
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Coastal Fog by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Coastal Fog, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Cargo Pants | SW 7738 | 56 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Dune Grass | N340-2 | 55.8 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Greyed | 6001-1B | 55 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Hideaway | 14-26 | 53 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Coastal Fog (LRV 52.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Coastal Fog
Darker than Coastal Fog
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 976 |
| Hex | #CAC4B0 |
| RGB | 202, 196, 176 |
| HSL | 46°, 20%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 52.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.1, -1.3, 10.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Coastal Fog (BM 976), published as #CAC4B0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Coastal Fog (BM 976)?
- Coastal Fog has an LRV of 52.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Coastal Fog is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Coastal Fog in another brand?
- Dune Grass (Behr N340-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Coastal Fog warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Coastal Fog as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.8; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.