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Silken Moss 237
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Silken Moss sits at L* 47.7, a* 2.0, b* 21.0. Its hue angle is 85° and its chroma is 21.1, so it reads as an outright yellow rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 74%.
LRV 16.2: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 16.2, Silken Moss is lighter than 16% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Silken Moss
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twig Basket | SW 9529 | 1.88 | Very close | |
| Verde Marrón | SW 9124 | 3.23 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Roycroft Brass | SW 2843 | 3.27 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Silken Moss
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Mushroom | 350F-7 | 1.36 | Very close | |
| Juicy Fig | PMD-67 | 1.43 | Very close | |
| Olive | PPU8-01 | 1.91 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aged Bronze | 231 | 1.92 | Very close | |
| Bittergreen | CSP-990 | 2.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Urban Legend | 238 | 2.11 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Maple Valley | 1057 | 3.90 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sage | 2143-10 | 4.22 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Greenbrook | 517 | 4.32 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Long Valley Birch 1021 · lighter, LRV 19.1
- Maple Valley 1057 · lighter, LRV 19.4
- Cambridge Riverbed 1035 · lighter, LRV 19.2
- Sedona Brown 1127 · darker, LRV 14.0
- Plymouth Brown HC-73 · darker, LRV 14.0
- Lodge AF-115 · darker, LRV 15.7
Colors that go with Silken Moss
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Nile Blue CSP-560 · complementary (180°)
- Coyote Trail 1224 · analogous (−30°)
- Pine Brook 490 · analogous (+30°)
- Teal Ocean 2049-30 · triadic (120°)
- Cupid's Dart 1385 · triadic (240°)
Silken Moss vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 11.4) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 12.6) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 16.2), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 14.3) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 16.2), more blue/cool, more muted.