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Silver Chain 1472
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Undertone: Subtle green undertone
In CIELAB, Silver Chain sits at L* 80.1, a* -0.9, b* 2.5. Its hue angle is 110° and its chroma is 2.7, so it leans green only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 26%.
LRV 56.8: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 56.8, Silver Chain is lighter than 62% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Silver Chain
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortitude | SW 9562 | 0.92 | Practically identical | |
| Antimony | SW 9552 | 1.21 | Very close | |
| Zircon | SW 7667 | 1.40 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Silver Chain
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Gray | PPF-29 | 0.50 | Practically identical | |
| Silver City | MQ2-59 | 0.55 | Practically identical | |
| Silver Sateen | UL260-16 | 0.66 | Practically identical |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonington Gray | HC-170 | 1.20 | Very close | |
| Metro Gray | 1459 | 1.76 | Very close | |
| Perspective® | CSP-5 | 1.89 | Very close | |
| Smoke Embers | 1466 | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Seersucker Suit | CSP-580 | 2.22 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cement Gray | 2112-60 | 2.23 | 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.
- Rocking Chair CSP-400 · lighter, LRV 59.9
- Perspective® CSP-5 · lighter, LRV 60.2
- Woodlawn Blue HC-147 · lighter, LRV 60.6
- Tranquility AF-490 · darker, LRV 53.3
- Picnic Basket CSP-730 · darker, LRV 53.1
- Gray Timber Wolf 2126-50 · darker, LRV 52.1
Colors that go with Silver Chain
Silver Chain is too close to neutral (chroma 2.7) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its green lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Silver Chain vs popular colors
- Stonington Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-170, ΔE 1.2) is lighter (LRV 59.4 vs 56.8).
- Repose Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7015, ΔE 2.2) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more saturated.
- Crushed Ice (Sherwin-Williams SW 7647, ΔE 3.4) is lighter (LRV 65.5 vs 56.8), more yellow/warm.