Mexican Silver (Behr QE-49)
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Mexican Silver (Behr QE-49) is a light, neutral gray from Behr: LRV 61.4, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mexican Silver
Four Behr colors picked for Mexican 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 Mexican 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 | Front Porch | SW 7651 | 60 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Stonington Gray | HC-170 | 59.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Notre Dame | 5006-1B | 58 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Tornado | 1009-2 | 65 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr gray colors nearest to Mexican Silver (LRV 61.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Mexican Silver
Darker than Mexican Silver
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | QE-49 |
| Hex | #CECEC8 |
| RGB | 206, 206, 200 |
| HSL | 60°, 6%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.6, -1.1, 3.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mexican Silver (Behr QE-49), published as #CECEC8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mexican Silver (Behr QE-49)?
- Mexican Silver has an LRV of 61.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mexican Silver is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Mexican Silver in another brand?
- Front Porch (SW 7651) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mexican Silver warm or cool?
- Behr lists Mexican Silver 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.