Silver Mist
1619 · #C8D2D6 · LRV 62 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Upward57
- 3Silver Mist62
- 4Wickham Gray68
- 5Spring Thaw83
What Color Is Silver Mist, Really?
Silver Mist reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 1619 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Silver Mist
Silver Mist 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 Mist
At LRV 62, Silver Mist is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal 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 Mist 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 1619 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 | North StarSW 6246 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.8 | 62 | Color page → |
| Behr | Light DrizzleN480-1 · Behr | 0.2 | 64 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Spun Sugar8004-41A · Valspar | 0.8 | 63 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sky SplashPPG1037-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sky SplashPPG1037-2 · Glidden | 2.1 | 64 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Silver Shores430-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.6 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Silver Mist 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 #C8D2D6 in HSL space. Pair Silver Mist with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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