Silver Chain (BM 1472)
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Silver Chain (BM 1472) is a medium, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 56.8, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silver Chain
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Silver Chain 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 Chain, 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 | Fortitude | SW 9562 | 56 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Traditional Gray | PPF-29 | 56.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Notre Dame | 5006-1B | 58 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Solitary State | 1009-3 | 57 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Silver Chain (LRV 56.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Silver Chain
Darker than Silver Chain
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1472 |
| Hex | #C7C7C2 |
| RGB | 199, 199, 194 |
| HSL | 60°, 4%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.1, -0.9, 2.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silver Chain (BM 1472), published as #C7C7C2
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#D9D1C2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silver Chain (BM 1472)?
- Silver Chain has an LRV of 56.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silver Chain is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Silver Chain in another brand?
- Traditional Gray (Behr PPF-29) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silver Chain warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Silver Chain as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.5; 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.