City Fog vs Humble Yellow
Where City Fog belongs to Dulux's range, Humble Yellow is a Jotun color. Hue-wise, City Fog belongs to the grey family and Humble Yellow to the beige-yellow family. Humble Yellow (LRV 57) reflects noticeably more light than City Fog (LRV 15), a difference of 42 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. City Fog runs neutral while Humble Yellow is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 39.2, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
City Fog vs Humble Yellow in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing City Fog and Humble Yellow in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Humble Yellow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than City Fog.
Color Details
City Fog vs Humble Yellow Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see City Fog on one side and Humble Yellow on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
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