Silver City (Behr MQ2-59)
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Silver City (Behr MQ2-59) is a medium, neutral gray from Behr: LRV 57.5, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silver City
Four Behr colors picked for Silver City 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 Silver City, 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 | Antimony | SW 9552 | 57 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Silver Chain | 1472 | 56.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Notre Dame | 5006-1B | 58 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Early Evening | 1006-3 | 57 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr gray colors nearest to Silver City (LRV 57.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Silver City
Darker than Silver City
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ2-59 |
| Hex | #C8C8C2 |
| RGB | 200, 200, 194 |
| HSL | 60°, 5%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.5, -1.1, 3.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silver City (Behr MQ2-59), published as #C8C8C2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silver City (Behr MQ2-59)?
- Silver City has an LRV of 57.5 (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 City is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Silver City in another brand?
- Notre Dame (Valspar 5006-1B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silver City warm or cool?
- Behr lists Silver City as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.0; 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.