Color spec
| Brand | Behr |
| Name | Silver Drop |
| SKU | PPU18-19 |
| Hex | #CFCABE |
| RGB | 207, 202, 190 |
| HSL | 42°, 15%, 78% |
| LRV | 60 |
| Undertone | warm red-orange tone |
| Family | Neutral |
About Behr Silver Drop
At LRV 60, Silver Drop is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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.
Silver Drop 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.
Closest matches by brand
19 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Rodda
C2 Paint
Clare
Portola Paints
Annie Sloan
Backdrop
Kompozit
Similar Behr colors
closest in the Behr deckThe nearest shades to Silver Drop within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #CFCABE in HSL space. Pair Silver Drop with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Behr Silver Drop Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Silver Drop from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Behr PPU18-19 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Silver Drop
The closest Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Silver Drop is Useful Gray (SW 7050). At ΔE 0.44 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 60). If Sherwin-Williams is your counter, order Useful Gray and you'll get the same color. See the full Useful Gray swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Silver Drop
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Wish (AF-680), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.87). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 60) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Silver Drop without repainting risk. See the full Wish swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Silver Drop
The closest Valspar equivalent of Silver Drop is Wet Concrete (8006-2C). At ΔE 0.8 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 60 vs 60). If Valspar is your counter, order Wet Concrete and you'll get the same color. See the full Wet Concrete swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Silver Drop
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Dust Bunny (PPG1000-1), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.75). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 60) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Silver Drop without repainting risk. See the full Dust Bunny swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Silver Drop
Glidden's nearest match is Dust Bunny (PPG1000-1), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.03). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 60 vs 60) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Silver Drop without repainting risk. See the full Dust Bunny swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Silver Drop
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Doves Wings (443-1DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.24). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 60 vs 60) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Silver Drop without repainting risk. See the full Doves Wings swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Silver Drop
The closest HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Silver Drop is Useful Gray (HGSW 3497). At ΔE 0.44 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 60). If HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams is your counter, order Useful Gray and you'll get the same color. See the full Useful Gray swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Silver Drop
The closest Dunn-Edwards equivalent of Silver Drop is Petrichor (DEGR29). At ΔE 0.45 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 60). If Dunn-Edwards is your counter, order Petrichor and you'll get the same color. See the full Petrichor swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Silver Drop
Magnolia Home's nearest match is Gatherings (JG-18), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.52). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 60) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Silver Drop without repainting risk. See the full Gatherings swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Silver Drop
Farrow & Ball's nearest match is Shadow Gray (NO. 9904), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.28). It runs slightly darker (LRV 58 vs 60) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Silver Drop without repainting risk. See the full Shadow Gray swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Silver Drop
The closest Diamond Vogel equivalent of Silver Drop is Whale Bone (0203). At ΔE 0.96 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 60). If Diamond Vogel is your counter, order Whale Bone and you'll get the same color. See the full Whale Bone swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Silver Drop
Hirshfield's's nearest match is Desert Mirage (0231), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.47). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 60) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Silver Drop without repainting risk. See the full Desert Mirage swatch →
Rodda Equivalent of Silver Drop
Rodda's nearest match is Coastal Driftwood (R043), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.65). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 60 vs 60) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Silver Drop without repainting risk. See the full Coastal Driftwood swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Silver Drop
C2 Paint has no exact twin of Silver Drop. The nearest is Water Chestnut (C2-818) at ΔE 3.51 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 60). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Water Chestnut swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Silver Drop
At Clare, the closest color to Silver Drop is Flatiron (PNT100-LT-17) — very close at ΔE 2.29, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 61 vs 60) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Flatiron swatch →
Portola Paints Equivalent of Silver Drop
Portola Paints's nearest match is Lumiere (LUMIERE), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.81). It runs slightly darker (LRV 58 vs 60) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Silver Drop without repainting risk. See the full Lumiere swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Silver Drop
At Backdrop, the closest color to Silver Drop is Real Real (BD-RR) — very close at ΔE 2.35, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 60) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Real Real swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Silver Drop
Kompozit's nearest match is Desert Mirage (0231), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.47). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 60 vs 60) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Silver Drop without repainting risk. See the full Desert Mirage swatch →