Silvery Green
329-1DB · #C5CFC2 · LRV 60 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Silvery Green60
- 4Gray Owl65
- 5Glass Slipper70
What Color Is Silvery Green, Really?
Silvery Green reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 329-1DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Silvery Green
Silvery Green 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 Green
At LRV 60, Silvery Green 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 Silvery Green 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 Dutch Boy 329-1DB 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 | PiedmontSW 9657 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.8 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Frosted JadePPU11-13 · Behr | 1.7 | 61 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Turquoise Mist695 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Fountain FoamV099-2 · Valspar | 1.7 | 61.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Frosty PinePPG1124-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 60 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Frosty PinePPG1124-3 · Glidden | 1.7 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Silvery Green within Dutch Boy'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 #C5CFC2 in HSL space. Pair Silvery Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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