Silver Fox (BM 2108-50)
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Silver Fox (BM 2108-50) is a medium, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 43.7, so it reflects about 44 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silver Fox
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Silver Fox by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Fox, 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 | Requisite Gray | SW 7023 | 45 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Park Avenue | MQ2-55 | 45.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ashen Grey | 6004-1C | 41 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Mercurial | 1006-4 | 44 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Silver Fox (LRV 43.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Silver Fox
Darker than Silver Fox
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2108-50 |
| Hex | #B8B1A7 |
| RGB | 184, 177, 167 |
| HSL | 35°, 11%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.5, 0.7, 6.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silver Fox (BM 2108-50), published as #B8B1A7
#A7A7A5
#C9BBA7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silver Fox (BM 2108-50)?
- Silver Fox has an LRV of 43.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silver Fox is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Silver Fox in another brand?
- Requisite Gray (SW 7023) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silver Fox warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Silver Fox as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.0; 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.