Silken Pine
2144-50 · #E0E3D4 · LRV 74 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Heirloom Shade63
- 2First Star69
- 3Silken Pine74
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Chantilly Lace91
What Color Is Silken Pine, Really?
Silken Pine reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 2144-50 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Silken Pine
Silken Pine 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Silken Pine
At LRV 74, Silken Pine is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green 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 Silken Pine 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 Benjamin Moore 2144-50 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 | GreeningSW 6448 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.9 | 76 | Color page → |
| Behr | FollyMQ3-46 · Behr | 0.8 | 75 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pale Oak Grove5008-3A · Valspar | 0.5 | 74.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Touch of LimePPG1124-1 · PPG / Glidden | 0.8 | 76 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pale Pistachio10GY 74/087 · Glidden | 0.5 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sea Mint Green326-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.5 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Silken Pine within Benjamin Moore'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 #E0E3D4 in HSL space. Pair Silken Pine with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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