Silver Setting (Behr PWL-89)
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Silver Setting (Behr PWL-89) is a light, neutral gray from Behr: LRV 60.8, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silver Setting
Four Behr colors picked for Silver Setting 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 Setting, 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 | Silver Strand | SW 7057 | 59 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Sleigh Bells | 1480 | 60.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mellow Tune | 5003-1B | 59 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bay Of Fundy | 10-07 | 63 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr gray colors nearest to Silver Setting (LRV 60.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Silver Setting
Darker than Silver Setting
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PWL-89 |
| Hex | #CACEC7 |
| RGB | 202, 206, 199 |
| HSL | 94°, 7%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.3, -2.6, 3.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silver Setting (Behr PWL-89), published as #CACEC7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silver Setting (Behr PWL-89)?
- Silver Setting has an LRV of 60.8 (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 Setting is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Silver Setting in another brand?
- Sleigh Bells (BM 1480) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silver Setting warm or cool?
- Behr lists Silver Setting 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.