Silver Gray (BM ES-70)
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Silver Gray (BM ES-70) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 62, so it reflects about 62 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 yellow, 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 | Ivoire | SW 6127 | 64 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Chai | S270-2 | 65.3 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Pumpkin Pie Oh My! | 3003-6B | 65 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | York Ivory | 15-07 | 62 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Silver Gray (LRV 62) by LRV.
Lighter than Silver Gray
Darker than Silver Gray
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | ES-70 |
| Hex | #E5CBA8 |
| RGB | 229, 203, 168 |
| HSL | 34°, 54%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.0, 3.9, 20.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silver Gray (BM ES-70), published as #E5CBA8
#D5C1A7
#F6D5A7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silver Gray (BM ES-70)?
- Silver Gray has an LRV of 62. 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?
- York Ivory (PPG 15-07) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Silver Gray warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Silver Gray as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.8; 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.