Silver Charm vs Morning Fog
Silver Charm is a PPG color while Morning Fog comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Silver Charm belongs to the grey family and Morning Fog to the blue-grey family. At LRV 45 vs 42, Silver Charm will read as the brighter of the two — a 3-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. With a ΔE of 1.6, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Silver Charm vs Morning Fog in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Silver Charm and Morning Fog are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Silver Charm has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The brightness difference is modest but present — Silver Charm gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The brightness difference is modest but present — Silver Charm gives the walls a little more lift.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Silver Charm reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The brightness difference is modest but present — Silver Charm gives the walls a little more lift.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The brightness difference is modest but present — Silver Charm gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Silver Charm vs Morning Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Silver Charm on one side and Morning Fog on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Silver Charm comparisons
See how Silver Charm stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 45 vs 6, Silver Charm is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 58 vs 45, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 27, Silver Charm is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 45 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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A 10-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 13, Silver Charm is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 83 vs 45, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 45 vs 12, Silver Charm is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 8, Silver Charm is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 45, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Charm reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 45 vs 12, Silver Charm is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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