Hazy
No. CC6 · #AFC2C9 · LRV 52 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Hazy, Really?
Hazy reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Farrow & Ball No. CC6 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Hazy
Hazy 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 Hazy
At LRV 52, Hazy is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal 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 Hazy 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 Farrow & Ball No. CC6 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 | Niebla AzulSW 9137 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.1 | 53 | Color page → |
| Behr | OzonePPU13-14 · Behr | 1.1 | 51 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Soft Chinchilla2135-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 53 | Color page → |
| Valspar | A-List BlueT673 · Valspar | 0.0 | 52.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | ChambrayPPG1153-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 50 | Color page → |
| Glidden | ChambrayPPG1153-4 · Glidden | 1.4 | 50 | Color page → |
Similar Farrow & Ball Colors
The nearest shades to Hazy within Farrow & Ball'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 #AFC2C9 in HSL space. Pair Hazy with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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