Benjamin Moore Metallic Silver 2132-60

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What are Benjamin Moore Metallic Silver undertones?
Is Metallic Silver 2132-60 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Metallic Silver
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Metallic Silver 2132-60
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Metallic Silver 2132-60
Code:	2132-60
Name:	Metallic Silver
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Metallic Silver?

Benjamin Moore Metallic Silver 2132-60 is a light, muted gray with a cool cast and a soft blue-gray influence. Its low saturation keeps it from reading icy, giving walls a clean, gently softened appearance rather than a sharp industrial look. In bright daylight, Metallic Silver can appear pale and airy; under warmer evening lighting, it tends to look slightly deeper and more neutral. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and modern living spaces where a quiet gray is wanted without strong contrast. Pair it with crisp white trim, charcoal accents, brushed nickel, pale oak, or deep navy textiles for a measured, contemporary palette.

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What are Benjamin Moore Metallic Silver undertones?

Metallic Silver is a light, near-neutral light gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

HEX value:

#C3C9CD

RGB code:

195, 201, 205

Is Benjamin Moore Metallic Silver cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 204°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

2132-60 Metallic Silver HSL code: 204, 9%, 78%

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 Metallic Silver

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 Benjamin Moore Metallic Silver:

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 Metallic Silver with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 24, such as Benjamin Moore Desert Shadows and Hint of Violet.

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LRV of Metallic Silver

Metallic Silver has an LRV of 57.22% 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 57.22%, 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	#C3C9CD
RGB Decimal	195, 201, 205
RGB Percent	76.47%, 78.82%, 80.39%
HSV	Hue: 204° Saturation: 4.88% Value: 80.39%
HSL	hsl(204, 9, 78)
CMYK	Cyan: 4.88 Magenta: 1.95 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 19.61
YIQ	Y: 199.662 I: -4.861 Q: -0.024
XYZ	X: 54.409 Y: 57.783 Z: 66.028
CIE Lab	L:80.618 a:-1.298 b:-2.703
CIE Luv	L:80.618 u:-3.553 v:-3.87
Decimal	12831181
Hunter Lab	76.015, -5.262, 1.71