Fine Silver
30BB 62/004 · #CFCED1 · LRV 62 — neutral with no strong undertone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Fine Silver, Really?
Fine Silver reads as a neutral with no strong undertone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 30BB 62/004 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Fine Silver
Fine Silver 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 Fine Silver
At LRV 62, Fine Silver 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 Fine Silver 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 Glidden 30BB 62/004 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 | 3.7 | 62 | Color page → |
| Behr | OperaN570-1 · Behr | 1.6 | 63 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sidewalk Gray2133-60 · Benjamin Moore | 2.3 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | El NiñoM210 · Valspar | 1.6 | 61.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Allegheny RiverPPG0997-1 · PPG / Glidden | 3.3 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Quiet Morn343-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.5 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Fine Silver within Glidden'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 #CFCED1 in HSL space. Pair Fine Silver with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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