Metallic Silver (BM 2132-60)
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Metallic Silver (BM 2132-60) is a medium, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 57.2, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Metallic Silver
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Metallic Silver 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 Metallic 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 | Upward | SW 6239 | 57 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Paparazzi Flash | MQ5-18 | 59.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Gravity | 4005-1B | 58 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gray Frost | 1012-4 | 51 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Metallic Silver (LRV 57.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Metallic Silver
Darker than Metallic Silver
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2132-60 |
| Hex | #C3C9CD |
| RGB | 195, 201, 205 |
| HSL | 204°, 9%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.6, -1.3, -2.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Metallic Silver (BM 2132-60), published as #C3C9CD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Metallic Silver (BM 2132-60)?
- Metallic Silver has an LRV of 57.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Metallic Silver is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Metallic Silver in another brand?
- Paparazzi Flash (Behr MQ5-18) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Metallic Silver warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Metallic Silver as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.7; 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.