Cool Fog
BD9 · #C8C3C7 · LRV 55 — neutral with no strong undertone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Cool Fog55
- 4Sea Salt63
- 5Wickham Gray68
What Color Is Cool Fog, Really?
Cool Fog reads as a neutral with no strong undertone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how C2 Paint BD9 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cool Fog
Cool 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Cool Fog
At LRV 55, Cool Fog is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Cool 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 C2 Paint BD9 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 | Grape MistSW 6548 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 54 | Color page → |
| Behr | Dreamscape GrayT15-6 · Behr | 3.2 | 56 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Porcelain2113-60 · Benjamin Moore | 3.1 | 57 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pebbles8004-48B · Valspar | 1.9 | 56 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Silver BandPPG0995-3 · PPG / Glidden | 4.8 | 56 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Urban Grey50RR 54/018 · Glidden | 1.1 | 54 | Color page → |
Similar C2 Paint Colors
The nearest shades to Cool Fog within C2 Paint'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 #C8C3C7 in HSL space. Pair Cool Fog with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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