Silver Lake
Often used for its versatile and reflective qualities, Silver Lake remains a staple for Benjamin Moore designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to provide a clean, timeless feel that works across various lighting conditions. We've gathered 5 real-home scenarios to help you visualize this color alongside our expert data.
Hex
#C0C6C5
LRV
54.82
Silver Lake in Real Rooms
Silver Lake has a medium-high LRV of 54.82 — present enough to register on the wall without making a room feel heavy. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Gray and Neutral family, the photos below show it applied in a bathroom and bedroom.
3 Bathroom Photos
Bathrooms test color in specific ways — task lighting, tile grout, and chrome or brass fixtures all compete for attention. Silver Lake holds its own against all of it, and tends to photograph even better than it reads in person.
Bathroom walls in Silver Lake provide soft, cool gray.
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Silver Lake walls create spa-like bathroom serenity with pale gray.
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Bathroom painted in Silver Lake offers peaceful, cool-toned atmosphere.
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2 Bedroom Photos
A bedroom finished in Silver Lake rewards the time you spend in it. The color is deep enough to feel intentional and luxurious, but not so saturated that it becomes visually tiring over time — it strikes the perfect balance for a space meant for both deep sleep and the slow, reflective hours before it.
Bedroom walls in Silver Lake deliver soft, understated gray.
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Silver Lake bedroom walls create calm, sophisticated neutral ambiance.
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Coordinating Colors
Chantilly Lace reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 55), opening up a space where Silver Lake encloses it.
Silver Lake reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 16), opening up a space where Trout Gray encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 55, Pearl Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Decorator's White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Silver Lake reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pebble Beach reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 55 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 72 vs 55, Raindrops on Roses is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Lake reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 21), opening up a space where Aplomb encloses it.
Silver Lake reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 5), opening up a space where Velvet Cloak encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 10, Silver Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Lake reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 6), opening up a space where Caponata encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 20, Silver Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 14, Silver Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Fanfare reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 55), opening up a space where Silver Lake encloses it.
Darker Colors
Silver Lake reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Silver Lake the marginally brighter of the two.
Silver Lake reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 35), opening up a space where Gray Cardigan encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 42, Silver Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 54), so neither reads brighter in a room.