Benjamin Moore Silver Lake 1598

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Silver Lake for bedroom (2 photos)
Benjamin Moore Silver Lake for bathroom (3 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Silver Lake undertones?
Is Silver Lake 1598 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Silver Lake
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Silver Lake 1598
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Silver Lake 1598
Code:	1598
Name:	Silver Lake
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Silver Lake?

Benjamin Moore Silver Lake 1598 is a light, muted gray with a cool cast and a faint green-blue influence visible beneath its soft neutral surface. Its low saturation keeps it quiet on the wall, while the pale value helps smaller rooms feel open without reading as stark white. In bright daylight, Silver Lake can appear clean and silvery; under warmer evening lighting, its gray base tends to look softer and slightly more subdued. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and calm living areas, especially alongside crisp white trim, weathered oak, brushed nickel, and blue-gray textiles. For contrast, pair this shade with deeper charcoal accents or dark navy details rather than warm, yellow-heavy neutrals.

Silver Lake for bedroom (2 photos)

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 cool mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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Benjamin Moore 1598 for bathroom (3 photos)

Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool mid-tone grey real bathrooms.

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What are Benjamin Moore Silver Lake undertones?

Silver Lake 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:

#C0C6C5

RGB code:

192, 198, 197

Is Benjamin Moore Silver Lake cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 170°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

1598 Silver Lake HSL code: 170, 5%, 76%

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 Lake

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

Sunrise

Morning

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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 Benjamin Moore Silver Lake:

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

1598
Silver Lake

874
Fanfare

Darker shades

1598
Silver Lake

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 Lake with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 350, such as Benjamin Moore Raindrops on Roses and Aplomb.

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Silver Lake

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LRV of Silver Lake

Silver Lake has an LRV of 54.82% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 54.82%, 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	#C0C6C5
RGB Decimal	192, 198, 197
RGB Percent	75.29%, 77.65%, 77.25%
HSV	Hue: 170° Saturation: 3.03% Value: 77.65%
HSL	hsl(170, 5, 76)
CMYK	Cyan: 3.03 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.51 Key: 22.35
YIQ	Y: 196.092 I: -3.254 Q: -1.58
XYZ	X: 52.008 Y: 55.626 Z: 60.805
CIE Lab	L:79.4 a:-2.249 b:-0.215
CIE Luv	L:79.4 u:-3.305 v:0.067
Decimal	12633797
Hunter Lab	74.583, -6.048, 3.87