Windy City
Benjamin Moore's Windy City is a gray shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its LRV of 17.0 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. Explore its color relationships and measurements, then bring the shortlist into your own light with a physical sample.
Hex
#726E67LRV
17.03
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 85 vs 17, Atrium White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 17, Gobi Desert is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 17, Grandma's China is decisively the brighter choice.
Evening Gown reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 17), opening up a space where Windy City encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 19 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 19 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (22 vs 17) makes Normandy the marginally brighter of the two.
Feather Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 17), opening up a space where Windy City encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (24 vs 17) makes Bachelor Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 30 vs 17, Chiswell Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (28 vs 17) makes Mineral Alloy the marginally brighter of the two.
Coastline reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 17), opening up a space where Windy City encloses it.
At LRV 36 vs 17, Comet is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
A 7-point LRV gap (24 vs 17) makes Cinder the marginally brighter of the two.
Barnwood reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Eagle Rock reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (23 vs 17) makes Tweed Coat the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 31 vs 17, Graystone is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
Windy City reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 17 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A turbulent gray. Like standing atop a skyscraper before an approaching storm.