Behr Silver Ash GR-W11

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Silver Ash for living room (3 photos)
Behr Silver Ash reviews (3 photos)
What are Behr Silver Ash undertones?
Is Silver Ash GR-W11 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Silver Ash
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Silver Ash GR-W11
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	GR-W11
Name:	Silver Ash
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Silver Ash?

Behr Silver Ash GR-W11 is a light, muted gray with a soft beige cast that keeps it from reading cold or stark. Its low-saturation finish gives walls a gently weathered, off-white appearance, especially in rooms with abundant daylight. Under warmer bulbs, Silver Ash can lean more toward pale greige, while cooler natural light brings out its quiet gray side. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and open-plan spaces where a subtle neutral is needed without the brightness of pure white. Pair it with creamy trim, light oak, brushed nickel, charcoal accents, or dusty blue textiles for a grounded, understated palette.

Silver Ash for living room (3 photos)

Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space

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Behr Silver Ash living room color review

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Behr Silver Ash reviews (3 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

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What are Behr Silver Ash undertones?

Silver Ash is a light, very muted straw beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#DDDBD0

RGB code:

221, 219, 208

Is Behr Silver Ash cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 51°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

GR-W11 Silver Ash HSL code: 51, 16%, 84%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Silver Ash

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Silver Ash:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

GR-W11
Silver Ash

Darker shades

GR-W11
Silver Ash

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Silver Ash with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 231, such as Behr Paparazzi Flash and Blue Aura.

GR-W11
Silver Ash

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LRV of Silver Ash

Silver Ash has an LRV of 70.24% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 70.24%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#dddbd0
RGB Decimal	221, 219, 208
RGB Percent	86.67%, 85.88%, 81.57%
HSV	Hue: 51° Saturation: 5.88% Value: 86.67%
HSL	hsl(51, 16, 84)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.9 Yellow: 5.88 Key: 13.33
YIQ	Y: 218.344 I: 4.727 Q: -3.0
XYZ	X: 66.533 Y: 70.59 Z: 69.778
CIE Lab	L:87.285 a:-1.243 b:5.647
CIE Luv	L:87.285 u:1.763 v:8.683
Decimal	14539728
Hunter Lab	84.018, -5.678, 9.571