Benjamin Moore Silver Mink 1586

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Benjamin Moore Silver Mink for bathroom (1 photo)
Benjamin Moore 1586 on kitchen cabinets (3 photos)
Benjamin Moore Silver Mink reviews (7 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Silver Mink undertones?
Is Silver Mink 1586 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Silver Mink
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Silver Mink 1586
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Silver Mink 1586
Code:	1586
Name:	Silver Mink
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Silver Mink?

Benjamin Moore Silver Mink 1586 is a muted, mid-light gray with a clear green-blue cast that keeps it from reading flat. Its low saturation gives the color a soft, weathered appearance rather than a crisp or icy one. In daylight, Silver Mink can show more of its cool green-gray character, while warmer indoor lighting tends to soften it toward a gentler gray. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and living areas where a calm neutral is wanted without choosing plain gray. Pair it with clean white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, charcoal accents, or dusty blue-green textiles.

Benjamin Moore 1586 for bathroom

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Benjamin Moore 1586 on kitchen cabinets (3 photos)

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool grey hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

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Benjamin Moore Silver Mink reviews (7 photos)

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What are Benjamin Moore Silver Mink undertones?

Silver Mink is a mid-light, very muted blue-gray with a soft teal-leaning cast in the supplied digital sample. Its low saturation keeps the color close to neutral, so the blue-green bias is subtle rather than pronounced. Benjamin Moore describes it as a blue “enriched by a silvery undertone,” which fits its visibly softened, grayed-blue character rather than suggesting a strong separate color. Warm artificial light may make it read a little grayer or less blue, while cool daylight can make its subdued blue-teal direction easier to notice.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#A7B2B0

RGB code:

167, 178, 176

Is Benjamin Moore Silver Mink cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 169°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

1586 Silver Mink HSL code: 169, 7%, 68%

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 Mink

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 Benjamin Moore Silver Mink:

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 Mink with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 349, such as Benjamin Moore Raindrops on Roses and Aplomb.

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LRV of Silver Mink

Silver Mink has an LRV of 43.51% 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 43.51%, 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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Format	Code
HEX	#A7B2B0
RGB Decimal	167, 178, 176
RGB Percent	65.49%, 69.80%, 69.02%
HSV	Hue: 169° Saturation: 6.18% Value: 69.8%
HSL	hsl(169, 7, 68)
CMYK	Cyan: 6.18 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 1.12 Key: 30.2
YIQ	Y: 174.483 I: -5.912 Q: -2.949
XYZ	X: 39.691 Y: 43.19 Z: 47.308
CIE Lab	L:71.684 a:-4.221 b:-0.3
CIE Luv	L:71.684 u:-5.998 v:0.272
Decimal	10990256
Hunter Lab	65.719, -7.205, 3.324