Silver Bells (BM 1458)
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Silver Bells (BM 1458) is a light, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 68.5, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silver Bells
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Silver Bells by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Silver Bells, 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 | Lunar Lite | SW 9546 | 73 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Prelude To Pink | PR-W06 | 73.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Sandstone Gray | 7004-18 | 68 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Shark | 1006-2 | 72 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Silver Bells (LRV 68.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Silver Bells
Darker than Silver Bells
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1458 |
| Hex | #DCD9D5 |
| RGB | 220, 217, 213 |
| HSL | 34°, 9%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.8, 0.3, 2.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silver Bells (BM 1458), published as #DCD9D5
#CACFD3
#EEE3D5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silver Bells (BM 1458)?
- Silver Bells has an LRV of 68.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silver Bells is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Silver Bells in another brand?
- Lunar Lite (SW 9546) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Silver Bells warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Silver Bells as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.3; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.