Silver Satin (BM 856) vs Classic Gray (BM OC-23)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Silver Satin, LRV 74.9 vs 73.7.
- Warmer
- About the same, both warm white (Lab b* 4.0 vs 4.8).
- North rooms
- Silver Satin drifts less gray (chroma drop 1.7 vs 2.9); both keep about the same brightness.
- Trim that works
- Cloud Cover BM 855, #E9E8E0, LRV 80.3: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 1.1, very close. At 1.1, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
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More comparisons with Classic Gray
Silver Satin (BM 856) is about as light as Classic Gray (BM OC-23) and about as warm: LRV 74.9 vs 73.7, deltaE 1.1 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Silver Satin | Classic Gray | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | 856 | OC-23 | |
| Hex | #E3E2DA | #E3E0D7 | |
| RGB | 227, 226, 218 | 227, 224, 215 | |
| HSL | 53°, 14%, 87% | 45°, 18%, 87% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.9 | 73.7 | +1.2 |
| Lab L* | 89.8 | 89.2 | +0.6 |
| Lab a* | -1.1 | -0.5 | −0.5 |
| Lab b* | 4.0 | 4.8 | −0.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Temperature | neutral | neutral | |
| Color family | Off-white | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silver Satin (BM 856), published as #E3E2DA
#D1D8D8
#F5ECDA
Classic Gray (BM OC-23), published as #E3E0D7
#D1D6D5
#F5EAD7
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick Silver Satin (BM 856) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1.2 LRV points lighter (74.9 vs 73.7), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Silver Satin in other brands
Closest matches to Classic Gray in other brands
Common questions
- Is Silver Satin the same color as Classic Gray?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.1. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Silver Satin and Classic Gray.
- Which is lighter, Silver Satin or Classic Gray?
- Silver Satin, with an LRV of 74.9 against 73.7.
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Related comparisons
Sources: Silver Satin: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); Classic Gray: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02). 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.