Silver Gray (BM 2131-60)

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Silver Gray (BM 2131-60) is a light, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 60.3, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silver Gray
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Silver Gray 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 Gray, 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 | Tradewind | SW 6218 | 61 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Alice White | MQ3-58 | 60.3 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Northern Sky | 5001-3B | 63 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Sky Splash | 1037-2 | 64 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Silver Gray (LRV 60.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Silver Gray
Darker than Silver Gray
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2131-60 |
| Hex | #C4CFD2 |
| RGB | 196, 207, 210 |
| HSL | 193°, 13%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.4, -3.1, -2.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silver Gray (BM 2131-60), published as #C4CFD2
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#D7D9D2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silver Gray (BM 2131-60)?
- Silver Gray has an LRV of 60.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silver Gray is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Silver Gray in another brand?
- Alice White (Behr MQ3-58) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silver Gray warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Silver Gray as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.8; 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.