Millennium Silver
HDC-NT-27 · #8C9597 · LRV 29 — cool blue-green tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Black Fox7
- 2Pewter Green12
- 3Millennium Silver29
- 4Stardew43
- 5Upward57
What Color Is Millennium Silver, Really?
Millennium Silver reads as a cool blue-green tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Behr HDC-NT-27 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Millennium Silver
Millennium Silver is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Millennium Silver
Millennium Silver sits in the mid-range at LRV 29, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Millennium 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 HDC-NT-27 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 | Steely GraySW 7664 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 30 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Brewster GrayHC-162 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 30 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Skyscraper8004-34E · Valspar | 2.7 | 29 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Steeple GrayPPG1012-5 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 30 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Steeple GrayPPG1012-5 · Glidden | 1.2 | 30 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Grayed Foundry426-6DB · Dutch Boy | 2.7 | 29 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Millennium 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 #8C9597 in HSL space. Pair Millennium Silver with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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