Coastal Fog
976 · #CAC4B0 · LRV 53 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Mindful Gray48
- 3Coastal Fog53
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Coastal Fog, Really?
Coastal Fog reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 976 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Coastal Fog
Coastal Fog is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Coastal Fog
At LRV 53, Coastal Fog is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Coastal Fog are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore 976 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Cargo PantsSW 7738 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 56 | Color page → |
| Behr | Dune GrassN340-2 · Behr | 0.3 | 56 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Brown Buzz6005-3B · Valspar | 1.1 | 55.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | SynchronicityPPG1021-2 · PPG / Glidden | 3.0 | 56 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Chatham Green40YY 53/119 · Glidden | 1.9 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Colonial Gray422-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.7 | 54 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Coastal Fog within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #CAC4B0 in HSL space. Pair Coastal Fog with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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