Silvery Blue (BM 1647)
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Silvery Blue (BM 1647) is a light, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 61.3, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silvery Blue
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Silvery Blue 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 Blue, 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 | Sleepy Blue | SW 6225 | 58 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Cloudy Day | 540E-2 | 59.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Schoolboy Blue | 4007-5B | 61 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Scandinavian Sky | 1149-3 | 63 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Silvery Blue (LRV 61.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Silvery Blue
Darker than Silvery Blue
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1647 |
| Hex | #BFD0D4 |
| RGB | 191, 208, 212 |
| HSL | 191°, 20%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.4, -4.9, -3.9 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silvery Blue (BM 1647), published as #BFD0D4
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#D2DAD4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silvery Blue (BM 1647)?
- Silvery Blue has an LRV of 61.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silvery Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Silvery Blue in another brand?
- Cloudy Day (Behr 540E-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silvery Blue warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Silvery Blue as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.9; 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.