Silver Mink
Silver Mink is a versatile Gray from Benjamin Moore. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to add character and warmth to any space. Below, you'll find 11 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#A7B2B0
LRV
43.51
Silver Mink in Real Rooms
Silver Mink has a medium-high LRV of 43.51 — 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, kitchen cabinets and misc.
1 Bathroom Photo
Pairing Silver Mink with natural stone like travertine or slate creates an earthy, elemental bathroom that feels connected to nature. It moves the design away from plastic-heavy modernism toward something much more timeless and tactile.
Vanity and tile work beautifully with Silver Mink in this bathroom.
@jclicht
3 Kitchen Cabinets Photos
The way Silver Mink interacts with under-cabinet lighting is transformative. It catches the glow and reflects a softer, more diffused light onto the countertops, making the workspace feel more inviting and less utilitarian.
Kitchen cabinetry in Silver Mink provides a modern, understated look.
@carolinasouthernco
Upper cabinets in Silver Mink create visual lightness in this kitchen space.
@carolinasouthernco
Cabinet doors and hardware coordinate in timeless Silver Mink.
@carolinasouthernco
7 Misc Photos
Note how Silver Mink is used as a "ceiling color" in some of these rooms. This "fifth wall" application is a bold designer move that can make a room feel infinitely more cozy and architecturally unique.
Ceiling painted in Silver Mink adds unexpected sophistication to the room.
@colorfulconceptsinteriordesign
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 82 vs 44, Baby's Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Song reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (44 vs 32) makes Silver Mink the marginally brighter of the two.
White Heron reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 44), opening up a space where Silver Mink encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (47 vs 44) makes Iced Marble the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 44 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Raindrops on Roses reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 44), opening up a space where Silver Mink encloses it.
At LRV 44 vs 21, Silver Mink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 5, Silver Mink is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Mink reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 11), opening up a space where Kalamata encloses it.
Silver Mink reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 10), opening up a space where Dark Walnut encloses it.
At LRV 44 vs 6, Silver Mink is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Mink reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 20), opening up a space where Deep Mauve encloses it.
Lighter Colors
A 7-point LRV gap (51 vs 44) makes Winter Solstice the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Silver Lake the marginally brighter of the two.
Wales Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
A 10-point LRV gap (44 vs 33) makes Silver Mink the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 44 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 11-point LRV gap (44 vs 33) makes Silver Mink the marginally brighter of the two.
A 9-point LRV gap (44 vs 35) makes Silver Mink the marginally brighter of the two.
Silver Mink reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 26), opening up a space where Dartsmouth Green encloses it.