Ice Cube Silver (BM 2121-50)
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Ice Cube Silver (BM 2121-50) is a light, neutral off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 73.7, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ice Cube Silver
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Ice Cube Silver by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Ice Cube Silver, 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 | Icicle | SW 6238 | 73 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Etched Glass | MQ3-27 | 75.3 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Tsunami Sky | 7004-4 | 72 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Harbor Mist | 1160-1 | 74 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Ice Cube Silver (LRV 73.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Ice Cube Silver
Darker than Ice Cube Silver
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2121-50 |
| Hex | #DCE1E1 |
| RGB | 220, 225, 225 |
| HSL | 180°, 8%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.2, -1.7, -0.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ice Cube Silver (BM 2121-50), published as #DCE1E1
#CAD7DF
#EFEBE1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ice Cube Silver (BM 2121-50)?
- Ice Cube Silver has an LRV of 73.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ice Cube Silver is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Ice Cube Silver in another brand?
- Etched Glass (Behr MQ3-27) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ice Cube Silver warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Ice Cube Silver as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.6; 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.