Silver Dollar (BM 1460)
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Silver Dollar (BM 1460) is a medium, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 44.3, so it reflects about 44 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silver Dollar
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Silver Dollar 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 Dollar, 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 | Essential Gray | SW 6002 | 48 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Sparrow | 780F-4 | 43.5 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Winter Calm | 4001-1B | 46 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Gray Marble | 1002-4 | 46 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Silver Dollar (LRV 44.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Silver Dollar
Darker than Silver Dollar
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1460 |
| Hex | #B3B1B0 |
| RGB | 179, 177, 176 |
| HSL | 20°, 2%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.3, 0.5, 0.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silver Dollar (BM 1460), published as #B3B1B0
#A2A7AE
#C5BBB0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silver Dollar (BM 1460)?
- Silver Dollar has an LRV of 44.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silver Dollar is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Silver Dollar in another brand?
- Sparrow (Behr 780F-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silver Dollar warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Silver Dollar as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.8; 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.