Silver Tradition
ICC-23 · #D9D9D3 · LRV 69 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Sea Salt63
- 3Silver Tradition69
- 4Spring Thaw83
What Color Is Silver Tradition, Really?
Silver Tradition reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr ICC-23 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Silver Tradition
Silver Tradition 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 Tradition
At LRV 69, Silver Tradition 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 Tradition 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 ICC-23 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 | First StarSW 7646 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.8 | 69 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Shoreline1471 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 68 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Seashell Gray4003-1A · Valspar | 0.8 | 69.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | AnonymousPPG1128-1 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | FogPPG1010-2 · Glidden | 0.8 | 68 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Baltic Gray437-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.1 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Silver Tradition 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 #D9D9D3 in HSL space. Pair Silver Tradition with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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