Silver Drop (Behr 790C-2)
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Silver Drop (Behr 790C-2) is a light, warm greige from Behr: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silver Drop
Four Behr colors picked for Silver Drop by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Silver Drop, 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 | Oat Milk | SW 9501 | 70 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Athena | 858 | 68.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | City Steam | 7006-5 | 73 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Silent Smoke | 1025-2 | 68 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr greige colors nearest to Silver Drop (LRV 70 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Silver Drop
Darker than Silver Drop
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 790C-2 |
| Hex | #DDDACF |
| RGB | 221, 218, 207 |
| HSL | 47°, 17%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.0, -0.9, 5.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silver Drop (Behr 790C-2), published as #DDDACF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silver Drop (Behr 790C-2)?
- Silver Drop has an LRV of 70 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silver Drop is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Silver Drop in another brand?
- Athena (BM 858) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silver Drop warm or cool?
- Behr lists Silver Drop as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.8; 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.