Silver Mink (BM 1586)
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Silver Mink (BM 1586) is a medium, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 43.5, so it reflects about 44 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silver Mink
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Silver Mink 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 Mink, 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 | Eventide | SW 9643 | 41 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Flint Smoke | 730F-4 | 43.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Blue Arrow | 5001-3C | 42 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Polaris | 10-04 | 41 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Silver Mink (LRV 43.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Silver Mink
Darker than Silver Mink
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1586 |
| Hex | #A7B2B0 |
| RGB | 167, 178, 176 |
| HSL | 169°, 7%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.7, -4.2, -0.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silver Mink (BM 1586), published as #A7B2B0
#95A8AE
#B9BCB0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silver Mink (BM 1586)?
- Silver Mink has an LRV of 43.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silver Mink is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Silver Mink in another brand?
- Flint Smoke (Behr 730F-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silver Mink warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Silver Mink as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.3; 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.