Silver Satin (BM 856)
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Silver Satin (BM 856) is a light, neutral off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 74.9, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silver Satin
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Silver Satin 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 Silver Satin, 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 | Ethereal White | SW 6182 | 76 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Polished | UL200-11 | 77.3 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gilded Linen | 6002-1A | 75 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Silvery Moon | 1029-1 | 78 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Silver Satin (LRV 74.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Silver Satin
Darker than Silver Satin
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 856 |
| Hex | #E3E2DA |
| RGB | 227, 226, 218 |
| HSL | 53°, 14%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.8, -1.1, 4.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silver Satin (BM 856), published as #E3E2DA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silver Satin (BM 856)?
- Silver Satin has an LRV of 74.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silver Satin is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Silver Satin in another brand?
- Ethereal White (SW 6182) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silver Satin warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Silver Satin as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.0; 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.