Silver Mist
Silver Mist is a versatile and reflective Gray from Benjamin Moore. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to provide a clean, timeless feel that works across various lighting conditions. Below, you'll find 7 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#C8D2D6
LRV
62.21
Silver Mist in Real Rooms
Silver Mist has a high LRV of 62.21 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. 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 house and misc.
3 House Photos
The way Silver Mist interacts with exterior lighting—like sconces or path lights—is dramatic. At night, the house takes on a protective, fortress-like quality that feels incredibly secure and welcoming to those returning home.
House exterior in Silver Mist pairs beautifully with natural landscaping.
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Trim and siding finished in Silver Mist give this home a polished look.
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Exterior walls in Silver Mist complement both traditional and modern architecture.
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4 Misc Photos
Note how Silver Mist 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 Mist elongates this room with subtle luminosity.
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Overhead surface in Silver Mist reflects light gently throughout the space.
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Ceiling in Silver Mist creates an airy, open feel in this room.
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Painted ceiling in Silver Mist brightens the entire space below.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 62 vs 37, Silver Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Mist reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 21), opening up a space where Lush encloses it.
Steam reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 62), opening up a space where Silver Mist encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 62, Oxford White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Beacon Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silver Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Silver Mist reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 22), opening up a space where Quietly Violet encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 12, Silver Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Hint of Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (72 vs 62) makes Antique Pearl the marginally brighter of the two.
Silver Mist reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 6), opening up a space where Night Shade encloses it.
Silver Mist reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 17), opening up a space where Woodcliff Lake encloses it.
Silver Mist reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 44), opening up a space where Silver Fox encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Seattle Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (74 vs 62) makes First Snowfall the marginally brighter of the two.
A 12-point LRV gap (74 vs 62) makes Silver Cloud the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 80 vs 62, Lily White is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
Silver Mist reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 45), opening up a space where Santorini Blue encloses it.
Silver Mist reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 43), opening up a space where French Toile encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 62 vs 41, Silver Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 43, Silver Mist is decisively the brighter choice.