Silver Bullet (Behr N520-2)
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Silver Bullet (Behr N520-2) is a medium, warm gray from Behr: LRV 55.7, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silver Bullet
Four Behr colors picked for Silver Bullet 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 Bullet, 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 | Autonomous | SW 9557 | 57 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Metro Gray | 1459 | 58.4 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Filtered Shade | 4003-1B | 60 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Solitary State | 1009-3 | 57 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr gray colors nearest to Silver Bullet (LRV 55.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Silver Bullet
Darker than Silver Bullet
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | N520-2 |
| Hex | #C5C5C3 |
| RGB | 197, 197, 195 |
| HSL | 60°, 2%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.5, -0.4, 1.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silver Bullet (Behr N520-2), published as #C5C5C3
#B4BBC1
#D7CFC3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silver Bullet (Behr N520-2)?
- Silver Bullet has an LRV of 55.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silver Bullet is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Silver Bullet in another brand?
- Autonomous (SW 9557) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silver Bullet warm or cool?
- Behr lists Silver Bullet as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.0; 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.