Silver Mine
PPU26-18 · #BEC2C1 · LRV 53 — neutral with no strong undertone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Silver Mine53
- 4Sea Salt63
- 5Wickham Gray68
What Color Is Silver Mine, Really?
Silver Mine reads as a neutral with no strong undertone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr PPU26-18 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Silver Mine
Silver Mine 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 Silver Mine
At LRV 53, Silver Mine 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 Mine 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 PPU26-18 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 | Silver Tipped SageSW 9642 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.1 | 54 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | EternityAF-695 · Benjamin Moore | 0.6 | 52 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Shallow SkiesV116-1 · Valspar | 1.0 | 53 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | QuestPPG10-15 · PPG / Glidden | 0.7 | 53 | Color page → |
| Glidden | QuestPPG10-15 · Glidden | 0.6 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Wrenched Gray435-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.8 | 55 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Silver Mine 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 #BEC2C1 in HSL space. Pair Silver Mine with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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