Silvery Moon
1604 · #CFD4D1 · LRV 64 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Silvery Moon, Really?
Silvery Moon reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 1604 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Silvery Moon
Silvery Moon 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 Silvery Moon
At LRV 64, Silvery Moon 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 Silvery Moon 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 1604 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 | LullabySW 9136 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.1 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | Salt GlazePPU12-11 · Behr | 0.7 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Morning Lake7004-21 · Valspar | 1.6 | 64.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Wright Cloud WhiteFLLW961 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | TornadoPPG1009-2 · Glidden | 1.4 | 65 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Moonlit Walk434-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.2 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Silvery Moon 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 #CFD4D1 in HSL space. Pair Silvery Moon with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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