Silver Marlin
N360-2 · #C8C8C0 · LRV 57 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Mindful Gray48
- 3Silver Marlin57
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Silver Marlin, Really?
Silver Marlin reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr N360-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Silver Marlin
Silver Marlin 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 Marlin
At LRV 57, Silver Marlin is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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 Silver Marlin 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 N360-2 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 | AntimonySW 9552 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.6 | 57 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Silver Chain1472 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 57 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Notre Dame5006-1B · Valspar | 0.5 | 56.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Early EveningPPG1006-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.8 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Early EveningPPG1006-3 · Glidden | 1.5 | 57 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Misted Silver445-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.9 | 58 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Silver Marlin 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 #C8C8C0 in HSL space. Pair Silver Marlin with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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