Benjamin Moore Sterling Silver 1461
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| Official page: | Sterling Silver 1461 |
| Code: | 1461 |
| Name: | Sterling Silver |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Sterling Silver?
Benjamin Moore Sterling Silver 1461 is a muted mid-tone gray with a nearly neutral cast and a faint warmth from its soft beige-red edge. Its low saturation keeps it from reading icy or blue, giving walls a grounded, gently softened appearance. In bright daylight, this color can look like a quiet stone gray, while lower or warmer lighting brings out its subtle greige quality. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a moderate-depth neutral is needed without the starkness of a pale gray. Pair Sterling Silver with creamy off-whites, charcoal accents, natural oak, brushed nickel, or warm stone finishes for a measured, cohesive palette.
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What are Benjamin Moore Sterling Silver undertones?
Sterling Silver is a mid-light, near-neutral medium 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:
RGB code:
160, 158, 157
Is Benjamin Moore Sterling Silver cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 20°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
1461 Sterling Silver HSL code: 20, 2%, 62%
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 Sterling Silver
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Sterling 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
1461
Sterling Silver
Darker shades
1461
Sterling Silver
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 Sterling Silver with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 200, such as Benjamin Moore Aegean Teal and Blue Lace.
LRV of Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver has an LRV of 35.1% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?
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 35.1%, 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 | #A09E9D |
| RGB Decimal | 160, 158, 157 |
| RGB Percent | 62.75%, 61.96%, 61.57% |
| HSV | Hue: 20° Saturation: 1.87% Value: 62.75% |
| HSL | hsl(20, 2, 62) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.25 Yellow: 1.87 Key: 37.25 |
| YIQ | Y: 158.484 I: 1.513 Q: 0.112 |
| XYZ | X: 32.808 Y: 34.362 Z: 36.793 |
| CIE Lab | L:65.249 a:0.531 b:0.779 |
| CIE Luv | L:65.249 u:1.203 v:1.034 |
| Decimal | 10526365 |
| Hunter Lab | 58.619, -2.678, 3.819 |
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