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Silver Bells 1458
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Undertone: Subtle yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Silver Bells sits at L* 86.8, a* 0.3, b* 2.3. Its hue angle is 82° and its chroma is 2.3, so it leans yellow only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 23%.
LRV 68.5: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 68.5, Silver Bells is lighter than 76% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Silver Bells
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunar Lite | SW 9546 | 1.03 | Very close | |
| Snowfall | SW 6000 | 1.20 | Very close | |
| First Star | SW 7646 | 1.28 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Silver Bells
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prelude To Pink | PR-W06 | 1.14 | Very close | |
| Fading Fog | PR-W7 | 1.14 | Very close | |
| Abalone Shell | PWN-63 | 1.23 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreline | 1471 | 1.33 | Very close | |
| Lilac Hush | CSP-490 | 1.71 | Very close | |
| White Winged Dove | 1457 | 1.92 | Very close | |
| Whisper | CSP-500 | 2.07 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hampshire Rocks | 1450 | 2.12 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| À la Mode | 2109-70 | 2.13 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Pampas Grass 2110-60 · lighter, LRV 72.7
- First Crush CSP-310 · lighter, LRV 72.0
- Grandma's China CSP-365 · lighter, LRV 72.5
- Edgecomb Gray HC-173 · darker, LRV 63.1
- Baby Fawn OC-15 · darker, LRV 63.1
- Alaskan Skies 972 · darker, LRV 63.1
Colors that go with Silver Bells
Silver Bells is too close to neutral (chroma 2.3) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its yellow lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Silver Bells vs popular colors
- Drift of Mist (Sherwin-Williams SW 9166, ΔE 1.9) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more saturated.
- Crushed Ice (Sherwin-Williams SW 7647, ΔE 2.1) is darker (LRV 65.5 vs 68.5), more yellow/warm.
- Classic Gray (Benjamin Moore OC-23, ΔE 2.9) is lighter (LRV 73.7 vs 68.5), more yellow/warm, more saturated.