Frosted Silver (Behr BNC-07)
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Frosted Silver (Behr BNC-07) is a medium, neutral gray from Behr: LRV 57.7, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Frosted Silver
Four Behr colors picked for Frosted Silver 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 Frosted Silver, 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 | Tinsmith | SW 7657 | 57 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Seersucker Suit | CSP-580 | 56.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Notre Dame | 5006-1B | 58 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Solitary State | 1009-3 | 57 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr gray colors nearest to Frosted Silver (LRV 57.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Frosted Silver
Darker than Frosted Silver
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BNC-07 |
| Hex | #C5C9C5 |
| RGB | 197, 201, 197 |
| HSL | 120°, 4%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.6, -2.1, 1.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Frosted Silver (Behr BNC-07), published as #C5C9C5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Frosted Silver (Behr BNC-07)?
- Frosted Silver has an LRV of 57.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Frosted Silver is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Frosted Silver in another brand?
- Tinsmith (SW 7657) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Frosted Silver warm or cool?
- Behr lists Frosted Silver as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.5; 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.