Silver City
MQ2-59 · #C6C4C0 · LRV 55 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Mindful Gray48
- 3Silver City55
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Silver City, Really?
Silver City reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr MQ2-59 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Silver City
Silver City 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Silver City
At LRV 55, Silver City 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 Silver City 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 MQ2-59 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 | 0.6 | 56 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Silver Chain1472 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 57 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Zen PebbleV145-2 · Valspar | 2.5 | 55.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Silver BandPPG0995-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.7 | 56 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sutton Place Grey30YY 54/030 · Glidden | 1.1 | 54 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Centuryed Gray442-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.7 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Silver City 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 #C6C4C0 in HSL space. Pair Silver City with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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