Benjamin Moore Silvery Moon 1604

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What are Benjamin Moore Silvery Moon undertones?
Is Silvery Moon 1604 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Silvery Moon
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Silvery Moon 1604
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Silvery Moon 1604
Code:	1604
Name:	Silvery Moon
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Silvery Moon?

Benjamin Moore Silvery Moon 1604 is a light, muted gray with a soft green cast visible in its #CFD4D1 color value. It has a cool-leaning appearance, though the gentle warmth in its pale gray base keeps it from reading icy. In bright daylight, Silvery Moon can look clean and lightly silvered, while lower or warmer lighting may bring out its subdued green-gray character. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and living areas where a quiet wall color is needed without the starkness of a true white. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, charcoal accents, or muted blue-green textiles.

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What are Benjamin Moore Silvery Moon undertones?

Silvery Moon 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:

#CFD4D1

RGB code:

207, 212, 209

Is Benjamin Moore Silvery Moon cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 144°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

1604 Silvery Moon HSL code: 144, 5%, 82%

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 Silvery Moon

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

Sunrise

Morning

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 Silvery Moon:

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 Silvery Moon with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 324, such as Benjamin Moore Black Raspberry and Aplomb.

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LRV of Silvery Moon

Silvery Moon has an LRV of 63.66% 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 63.66%, 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	#CFD4D1
RGB Decimal	207, 212, 209
RGB Percent	81.18%, 83.14%, 81.96%
HSV	Hue: 144° Saturation: 2.36% Value: 83.14%
HSL	hsl(144, 5, 82)
CMYK	Cyan: 2.36 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 1.42 Key: 16.86
YIQ	Y: 210.163 I: -2.015 Q: -1.991
XYZ	X: 60.781 Y: 64.956 Z: 69.64
CIE Lab	L:84.461 a:-2.249 b:0.891
CIE Luv	L:84.461 u:-2.643 v:1.742
Decimal	13620433
Hunter Lab	80.595, -6.424, 5.186