Frosted Silver
BNC-07 · #C6D7D1 · LRV 65 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Palladian Blue60
- 3Frosted Silver65
- 4Glass Slipper70
- 5Spring Thaw83
What Color Is Frosted Silver, Really?
Frosted Silver reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr BNC-07 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Frosted Silver
Frosted 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 Frosted Silver
At LRV 65, Frosted Silver is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Frosted 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 BNC-07 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 | TidewaterSW 6477 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.3 | 65 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | White Rain708 · Benjamin Moore | 0.6 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Distant Valley5002-3A · Valspar | 1.5 | 64.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Blue LullabyPPG1143-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.7 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Blue LullabyPPG1143-2 · Glidden | 0.9 | 66 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Muted Opal331-2DB · Dutch Boy | 0.9 | 65 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Frosted 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 #C6D7D1 in HSL space. Pair Frosted Silver with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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