Silver Band
PPG0995-3 · #C6C5C2 · LRV 56 — neutral with no strong undertone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Silver Band56
- 4Sea Salt63
- 5Wickham Gray68
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | FortitudeSW 9562 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.5 | 56 | Color page → |
| Behr | Silver BulletN520-2 · Behr | 0.6 | 56 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Silver Chain1472 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 57 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Gravity4005-1B · Valspar | 2.6 | 56.3 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Silver BandPPG0995-3 · Glidden | 0.3 | 56 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Misted Silver445-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.7 | 58 | Color page → |
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.
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.
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