Silvery Moon (BM 1604)
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Silvery Moon (BM 1604) is a light, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 63.7, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silvery Moon
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Silvery Moon 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 Silvery Moon, 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 | Olympus White | SW 6253 | 68 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Evaporation | N450-1 | 65.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Morning Lake | 7004-21 | 67 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ghost Whisperer | 1039-1 | 63 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Silvery Moon (LRV 63.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Silvery Moon
Darker than Silvery Moon
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1604 |
| Hex | #CFD4D1 |
| RGB | 207, 212, 209 |
| HSL | 144°, 5%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.5, -2.2, 0.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silvery Moon (BM 1604), published as #CFD4D1
#BDCACF
#E1DED1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silvery Moon (BM 1604)?
- Silvery Moon has an LRV of 63.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silvery Moon is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Silvery Moon in another brand?
- Evaporation (Behr N450-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silvery Moon warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Silvery Moon as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.9; 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.