I really do think the Smog Grey is a beautiful colour. I think the other colours Fog & Storm are a lot lighter greys, they are beautiful but might be suspectible to colour transfer more than the Smog would. Smog Grey is amazing because it transitions colour in the light. At night or in low light areas it can look very dark, almost black. I agree, i have a lot of black bags which sometimes i find to harsh to use in Spring or Summer. I think Smog is absolutely amazing for all year round. I really love the aged gold hardware too.