Benjamin Moore Silver Song 1557

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Benjamin Moore 1557 on kitchen cabinets (1 photo)
Benjamin Moore Silver Song reviews (5 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Silver Song undertones?
Is Silver Song 1557 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Silver Song
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Silver Song 1557
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Silver Song 1557
Code:	1557
Name:	Silver Song
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Silver Song?

Benjamin Moore Silver Song 1557 is a light, softly muted gray with a subtle green-olive cast visible beneath its pale surface. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overtly green, giving walls a quiet, weathered look rather than a crisp cool-gray finish. In daylight, the green undertone may be easier to notice, while warmer bulbs can pull it closer to a gentle gray-beige. Silver Song suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and living areas with natural wood, linen upholstery, aged brass, and creamy off-white trim. Use it on broad walls or cabinetry where its understated color shift can add more interest than a straightforward neutral.

Benjamin Moore 1557 on kitchen cabinets

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

Benjamin Moore Silver Song kitchen cabinets

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Benjamin Moore Silver Song reviews (5 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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Benjamin Moore Silver Song painted cabinets color

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What are Benjamin Moore Silver Song undertones?

Silver Song is a mid-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:

#C2C3B9

RGB code:

194, 195, 185

Is Benjamin Moore Silver Song cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 66°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

1557 Silver Song HSL code: 66, 8%, 75%

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 Song

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 Song:

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 Song with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 246, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and French Violet.

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LRV of Silver Song

Silver Song has an LRV of 53.17% 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 53.17%, 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	#C2C3B9
RGB Decimal	194, 195, 185
RGB Percent	76.08%, 76.47%, 72.55%
HSV	Hue: 66° Saturation: 5.13% Value: 76.47%
HSL	hsl(66, 8, 75)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.51 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 5.13 Key: 23.53
YIQ	Y: 193.561 I: 2.618 Q: -3.324
XYZ	X: 50.518 Y: 54.002 Z: 53.648
CIE Lab	L:78.463 a:-2.152 b:4.903
CIE Luv	L:78.463 u:-0.02 v:7.606
Decimal	12764089
Hunter Lab	73.486, -5.891, 8.156