Silver Lake (BM 1598)
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Silver Lake (BM 1598) is a medium, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 54.8, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silver Lake
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Silver Lake 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 Lake, 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 | Gray Screen | SW 7071 | 59 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Zero Gravity | N450-2 | 57 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gravity | 4005-1B | 58 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| 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 Lake (LRV 54.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Silver Lake
Darker than Silver Lake
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1598 |
| Hex | #C0C6C5 |
| RGB | 192, 198, 197 |
| HSL | 170°, 5%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.4, -2.2, -0.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silver Lake (BM 1598), published as #C0C6C5
#AEBCC3
#D2D0C5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silver Lake (BM 1598)?
- Silver Lake has an LRV of 54.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silver Lake is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Silver Lake in another brand?
- Zero Gravity (Behr N450-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silver Lake warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Silver Lake as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.2; 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.