Behr Silver Drop 790C-2

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Silver Drop for bedroom (1 photo)
Silver Drop for living room (5 photos)
Behr Silver Drop for bathroom (3 photos)
Behr Silver Drop reviews (10 photos)
What are Behr Silver Drop undertones?
Is Silver Drop 790C-2 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Silver Drop
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Silver Drop 790C-2
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Silver Drop 790C-2
Code:	790C-2
Name:	Silver Drop
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Silver Drop?

Behr Silver Drop 790C-2 is a very light, muted off-white with a soft gray cast and a noticeable beige-yellow warmth beneath it. Its low saturation keeps it from reading stark, giving walls a lightly weathered, plaster-like appearance rather than a crisp white finish. In north-facing or cool artificial light, Silver Drop may appear more silvery gray, while warmer daylight can bring out its creamy, putty-toned side. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and open-plan spaces where a pale neutral is needed without the sharp contrast of pure white. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, aged brass, and charcoal or deep olive accents for definition.

Silver Drop for bedroom

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing grey shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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Silver Drop for living room (5 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 790C-2 for bathroom (3 photos)

Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm light grey real bathrooms.

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Behr Silver Drop reviews (10 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 Drop undertones?

Silver Drop 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:

#DDDACF

RGB code:

221, 218, 207

Is Behr Silver Drop cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 47°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

790C-2 Silver Drop HSL code: 47, 17%, 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 Drop

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

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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 Drop:

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

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Darker shades

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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 Drop with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 227, such as Behr Paparazzi Flash and Blue Aura.

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LRV of Silver Drop

Silver Drop has an LRV of 70% 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%, 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

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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#DDDACF
RGB Decimal	221, 218, 207
RGB Percent	86.67%, 85.49%, 81.18%
HSV	Hue: 47° Saturation: 6.33% Value: 86.67%
HSL	hsl(47, 17, 84)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.36 Yellow: 6.33 Key: 13.33
YIQ	Y: 217.643 I: 5.322 Q: -2.789
XYZ	X: 66.15 Y: 70.02 Z: 69.045
CIE Lab	L:87.007 a:-0.896 b:5.773
CIE Luv	L:87.007 u:2.343 v:8.8
Decimal	14539471
Hunter Lab	83.678, -5.327, 9.653