Modest Silver
4002-1A · #CEC7C4 · LRV 57.8 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Modest Silver57.8
- 4Sea Salt63
- 5Wickham Gray68
What Color Is Modest Silver, Really?
Modest Silver reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 4002-1A behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Modest Silver
Modest 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 Modest Silver
At LRV 57.8, Modest Silver is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red 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 Modest 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 Valspar 4002-1A 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 | Vaguely MauveSW 6015 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.7 | 57 | Color page → |
| Behr | French Castle770A-3 · Behr | 1.7 | 58 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Porcelain2113-60 · Benjamin Moore | 2.7 | 57 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Swirling SmokePPG1007-2 · PPG / Glidden | 3.1 | 59 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Early EveningPPG1006-3 · Glidden | 3.8 | 57 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Misted Silver445-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.1 | 58 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Modest Silver within Valspar'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 #CEC7C4 in HSL space. Pair Modest Silver with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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