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Silent Night 1613
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Subtle blue undertone
In CIELAB, Silent Night sits at L* 73.1, a* -0.8, b* -2.0. Its hue angle is 248° and its chroma is 2.2, so it leans blue only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 21%.
LRV 45.4: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 45.4, Silent Night is lighter than 49% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Silent Night
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jubilee | SW 6248 | 1.78 | Very close | |
| Online | SW 7072 | 1.88 | Very close | |
| Morning Fog | SW 6255 | 2.04 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Silent Night
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stargazer | N510-3 | 0.59 | Practically identical | |
| Silverstone | PPU26-08 | 1.70 | Very close | |
| Gray Timber Wolf | 760E-3 | 1.86 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pigeon Gray | 2133-50 | 1.97 | Very close | |
| Marina Gray | 1599 | 2.21 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Thundercloud Gray | 2124-40 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gull Wing Gray | 2134-50 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Subway Tile® | CSP-585 | 2.62 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Springs | 1592 | 2.65 | 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.
- Coventry Gray HC-169 · lighter, LRV 48.2
- Blue Springs 1592 · lighter, LRV 48.7
- Wedgewood Gray HC-146 · lighter, LRV 49.6
- French Toile CSP-595 · darker, LRV 42.8
- Pearl CW-640 · darker, LRV 43.1
- Subway Tile® CSP-585 · darker, LRV 42.6
Colors that go with Silent Night
Silent Night is too close to neutral (chroma 2.2) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its blue lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Silent Night vs popular colors
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 4.1) is lighter (LRV 48.2 vs 45.4), more yellow/warm.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 6.7) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 45.4), more green, more saturated.
- Oyster Bay (Sherwin-Williams SW 6206, ΔE 7.0) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.