Benjamin Moore Silver Satin / 856 / OC-26
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- Silver Satin for bedroom (15 photos)
- Silver Satin for living room (16 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Silver Satin for bathroom (9 photos)
- Benjamin Moore OC-26 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Silver Satin reviews (21 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Silver Satin undertones?
- Is Silver Satin OC-26 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Silver Satin
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Silver Satin OC-26
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Silver Satin OC-26 |
| Code: | OC-26 |
| Name: | Silver Satin |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Silver Satin?
Benjamin Moore Silver Satin OC-26 is a pale, softly muted off-white with a gentle gray cast and a subtle warm beige influence. Its light value keeps walls bright without reading as stark white, while the low saturation gives it a quiet, powdery appearance. In daylight, Silver Satin can look like a clean light gray-beige; warmer bulbs tend to bring forward its creamy undertone. It suits bedrooms, living rooms, hallways, and open-plan spaces where a light neutral is wanted without the sharpness of a pure white. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, brushed nickel, or charcoal accents for contrast.
Silver Satin for bedroom (15 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 warm light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Silver Satin for living room (16 photos)
Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space
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Benjamin Moore OC-26 for bathroom (9 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm light grey real bathrooms.
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Benjamin Moore OC-26 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm grey hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Benjamin Moore Silver Satin reviews (21 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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What are Benjamin Moore Silver Satin undertones?
Silver Satin OC-26 appears to be a very light, low-saturation off-white that reads close to neutral, with a soft gray cast rather than a strongly warm or cool color identity. In the supplied digital sample, any yellow-leaning direction is very slight, so it is not strong enough to support a confident visible undertone call on its own. Benjamin Moore describes the shade as having “crisp gray undertones,” which aligns with its overall pale gray-white appearance rather than making it look like a distinctly colored gray. Warm artificial light may bring out a faint creamier quality in this near-neutral white, while cool daylight can make its gray character appear a little clearer.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
227, 226, 218
Is Benjamin Moore Silver Satin cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 53°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
OC-26 Silver Satin HSL code: 53, 14%, 87%
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 Satin
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 Silver Satin:
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
OC-26
Silver Satin
Darker shades
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 Satin with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 233, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and Evening Dove.
LRV of Silver Satin
Silver Satin has an LRV of 74.9% and refers to Off‑White 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 74.9%, 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 | #e3e2da |
| RGB Decimal | 227, 226, 218 |
| RGB Percent | 89.02%, 88.63%, 85.49% |
| HSV | Hue: 53° Saturation: 3.96% Value: 89.02% |
| HSL | hsl(53, 14, 87) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.44 Yellow: 3.96 Key: 10.98 |
| YIQ | Y: 225.387 I: 3.167 Q: -2.278 |
| XYZ | X: 71.527 Y: 75.786 Z: 77.171 |
| CIE Lab | L:89.76 a:-1.068 b:4.027 |
| CIE Luv | L:89.76 u:1.015 v:6.28 |
| Decimal | 14934746 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.055, -5.686, 8.38 |
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