Classic Silver

With an LRV of about 48, Classic Silver is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Classic Silver in other brands

• TVT Q825 Tikkurila Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.3
• Silver Grey Asian Paints 0615 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Gray Clouds Sherwin-Williams 7658 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Fort Wall Berger Paints 8T2685 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Fresh Granite Glidden PPG0997-3 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Platinum Plate Vista K-820 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7

Lighter and darker in Behr

• Light French Gray Behr 720E-2 Light Gray
• Great Graphite Behr PPU24-18 Light Gray

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
• Protanopia Reads as light gray
• Tritanopia Reads as light gray
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns orange
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Classic Silver warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -0.9 and b value of 2.5 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Tikkurila color to Classic Silver?

TVT Q825 (Tikkurila), at ΔE 0.3. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Classic Silver?

≈ 48. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.