Home › Benjamin Moore › Gray › Deep Silver
Deep Silver 2124-30
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Subtle blue undertone
In CIELAB, Deep Silver sits at L* 59.5, a* -1.0, b* -2.7. Its hue angle is 250° and its chroma is 2.9, 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 20%.
LRV 29.0: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 29.0, Deep Silver is lighter than 32% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Deep Silver
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steely Gray | SW 7664 | 2.39 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| African Gray | SW 9162 | 3.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cadet | SW 9143 | 3.23 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Deep Silver
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Pewter | PMD-73 | 1.08 | Very close | |
| Dark Pewter | PPU18-4 | 1.26 | Very close | |
| Dark Pewter | PPU18-04 | 1.26 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonehedge | ES-76 | 1.14 | Very close | |
| Hearthstone | 1601 | 1.57 | Very close | |
| Tucker Gray | CW-705 | 2.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sweatshirt Gray | 2126-40 | 3.00 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Shaker Gray | 1594 | 3.23 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Wall Street | CSP-20 | 3.26 | 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.
- Water's Edge 1635 · lighter, LRV 31.5
- Van Courtland Blue HC-145 · lighter, LRV 31.5
- Tucker Gray CW-705 · lighter, LRV 31.1
- Secret AF-710 · darker, LRV 25.9
- Shaker Gray 1594 · darker, LRV 25.9
- Georgetown Gray ES-77 · darker, LRV 23.6
Colors that go with Deep Silver
Deep Silver is too close to neutral (chroma 2.9) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its blue lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Deep Silver vs popular colors
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 9.1) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 9.6) is darker (LRV 25.1 vs 29.0), more blue/cool, more green, more saturated.
- Functional Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7024, ΔE 10.6) is lighter (LRV 37.0 vs 29.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.