Sterling Silver (BM 1461)
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Sterling Silver (BM 1461) is a deep, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 35.1, so it reflects about 35 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sterling Silver
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sterling Silver 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 Sterling 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 | Bedrock | SW 9563 | 34 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Elemental Gray | PPU26-06 | 35.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Cathedral Stone | 4003-2A | 30 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Equilibrium | 1003-4 | 35 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Sterling Silver (LRV 35.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Sterling Silver
Darker than Sterling Silver
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1461 |
| Hex | #A09E9D |
| RGB | 160, 158, 157 |
| HSL | 20°, 2%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 35.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 65.3, 0.5, 0.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sterling Silver (BM 1461), published as #A09E9D
#8F949B
#B1A89D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sterling Silver (BM 1461)?
- Sterling Silver has an LRV of 35.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sterling Silver is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sterling Silver in another brand?
- Elemental Gray (Behr PPU26-06) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Sterling Silver warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sterling Silver 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.