Silken Moss
Often used for its genuinely dark qualities, Silken Moss remains a staple for Benjamin Moore designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. Use our expert data below to help you visualize this color in your home.
Hex
#816F4E
LRV
16.22
Coordinating Colors
Seapearl reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 16), opening up a space where Silken Moss encloses it.
At LRV 89 vs 16, Mountain Peak White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (16 vs 9) makes Silken Moss the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 16, Pale Avocado is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (19 vs 16) makes Maple Valley the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 16 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Normandy reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 58 vs 16, Feather Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Bachelor Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Chiswell Blue reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 16), opening up a space where Silken Moss encloses it.
Mineral Alloy reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 16), opening up a space where Silken Moss encloses it.
At LRV 34 vs 16, Coastline is decisively the brighter choice.
Comet reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 16), opening up a space where Silken Moss encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Norwich Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (19 vs 16) makes Maple Valley the marginally brighter of the two.
Green Tea reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Woodstock Tan reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 16), opening up a space where Silken Moss encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (25 vs 16) makes Hillcrest Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 16 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 16 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 16 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.