Simple Silhouette (Behr 790B-5)
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Simple Silhouette (Behr 790B-5) is a very deep, neutral gray from Behr: LRV 17.1, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Simple Silhouette
Four Behr colors picked for Simple Silhouette by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Simple Silhouette, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Gauntlet Gray | SW 7019 | 17 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Gray Mountain | 1462 | 18.5 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Roaming Pony | 1003-9B | 17 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Flipper | 1018-6 | 18 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr gray colors nearest to Simple Silhouette (LRV 17.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Simple Silhouette
Darker than Simple Silhouette
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 790B-5 |
| Hex | #7A716E |
| RGB | 122, 113, 110 |
| HSL | 15°, 5%, 45% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 48.4, 2.9, 2.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Simple Silhouette (Behr 790B-5), published as #7A716E
#6B686C
#8A7A6E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Simple Silhouette (Behr 790B-5)?
- Simple Silhouette has an LRV of 17.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Simple Silhouette is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Simple Silhouette in another brand?
- Gray Mountain (BM 1462) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Simple Silhouette warm or cool?
- Behr lists Simple Silhouette as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.9; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.