Windy City (BM CSP-150)
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Windy City (BM CSP-150) is a very deep, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 17, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Windy City
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Windy City by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Windy City, 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 | Hulett Ore | SW 9574 | 16 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Dusty Mountain | 790D-6 | 15.3 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Falcon's Plume | 6002-2C | 14 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Artillery | 1008-6 | 16 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Windy City (LRV 17) by LRV.
Lighter than Windy City
Darker than Windy City
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-150 |
| Hex | #726E67 |
| RGB | 114, 110, 103 |
| HSL | 38°, 5%, 43% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.6, 0.2, 4.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Windy City (BM CSP-150), published as #726E67
#636565
#827767
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Windy City (BM CSP-150)?
- Windy City has an LRV of 17. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Windy City is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Windy City in another brand?
- Artillery (PPG 1008-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Windy City warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Windy City as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.5; 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.