Sonic Silver (Behr HDC-MD-26)
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Sonic Silver (Behr HDC-MD-26) is a medium, neutral gray from Behr: LRV 47.1, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sonic Silver
Four Behr colors picked for Sonic 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 Sonic 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 | Gray Clouds | SW 7658 | 47 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Gray Huskie | 1473 | 45.5 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Granite Dust | 5006-1C | 50 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gray Stone | 1009-4 | 48 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr gray colors nearest to Sonic Silver (LRV 47.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Sonic Silver
Darker than Sonic Silver
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | HDC-MD-26 |
| Hex | #B7B7B1 |
| RGB | 183, 183, 177 |
| HSL | 60°, 4%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.3, -1.1, 3.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sonic Silver (Behr HDC-MD-26), published as #B7B7B1
#A6ADAF
#C9C1B1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sonic Silver (Behr HDC-MD-26)?
- Sonic Silver has an LRV of 47.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sonic Silver is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sonic Silver in another brand?
- Gray Clouds (SW 7658) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sonic Silver warm or cool?
- Behr lists Sonic Silver as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.1; 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.