Windy City
PNT100-LT-08 · #CBCBC5 · LRV 59 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Mindful Gray48
- 2Light French Gray53
- 3Windy City59
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Windy City, Really?
Windy City reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Clare PNT100-LT-08 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Windy City
Windy City 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 Windy City
At LRV 59, Windy City 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 Windy City 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 Clare PNT100-LT-08 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 | Front PorchSW 7651 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.5 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Mexican SilverQE-49 · Behr | 1.2 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Stonington GrayHC-170 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 59 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Filtered Shade4003-1B · Valspar | 1.3 | 58.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Cool SlatePPG1002-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 60 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pittsburgh GrayPPG0994-2 · Glidden | 1.9 | 59 | Color page → |
Similar Clare Colors
The nearest shades to Windy City within Clare'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 #CBCBC5 in HSL space. Pair Windy City with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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