Engagement Silver
PPU25-14 · #C2C6C0 · LRV 56 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Engagement Silver56
- 4Sea Salt63
- 5Wickham Gray68
What Color Is Engagement Silver, Really?
Engagement Silver reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr PPU25-14 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Engagement Silver
Engagement Silver is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Engagement Silver
At LRV 56, Engagement Silver is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Engagement Silver are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr PPU25-14 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | FortitudeSW 9562 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.9 | 56 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Silver Marlin2139-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 56 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Zen PebbleV145-2 · Valspar | 3.0 | 55.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Felted WoolPPG0997-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.0 | 55 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Felted WoolPPG0997-2 · Glidden | 1.5 | 55 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Grayed Wolf426-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.8 | 55 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Engagement Silver within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C2C6C0 in HSL space. Pair Engagement Silver with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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