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Silver Band

PPG0995-3 · #C6C5C2 · LRV 56 · neutral with no strong undertone

PPG0995-3 · #C6C5C2 · LRV 56 — neutral with no strong undertone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Silver BandPPG / Glidden · PPG0995-3
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Silver Band
PPG / GLIDDEN · PPG0995-3 · #C6C5C2
Brand · codePPG / GliddenPPG0995-3 · all PPG / Glidden grays
LRV56Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertoneneutral with no strong undertone
FamilyGray
Hex · RGB · HSL#C6C5C2 · 198, 197, 194 · 45°, 3%, 77%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Stardew43
  2. 2Quietude48
  3. 3Silver Band56
  4. 4Sea Salt63
  5. 5Wickham Gray68
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Silver Band, Really?

Silver Band reads as a neutral with no strong undertone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG0995-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Silver Band

Silver Band 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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Silver Band

At LRV 56, Silver Band 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Silver Band 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint PPG / Glidden PPG0995-3 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.

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Similar PPG / Glidden Colors

The nearest shades to Silver Band within PPG / Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Silver Band · 12.2 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Silver Band · 1.7 : 1 · fails for text

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 #C6C5C2 in HSL space. Pair Silver Band with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C6C5C2 + #C2C3C6
TRIADIC
#C6C5C2 · #C2C6C5 · #C5C2C6
ANALOGOUS
#C6C3C2 · #C6C5C2 · #C5C6C2

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