A pale warm gray that can look almost off-white in bright sun and a soft greige in shade. It is a popular whole-house neutral because it stays calm and flexible. Common in living rooms, bedrooms and open-plan spaces.
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Undertone: Light warm gray with a soft greige cast.
LRV 70: Silver Drop is a light color that keeps rooms bright.
Where to use it: Living room, bedroom, open-plan spaces.
Trim: Silver Drop pairs well with Ultra Pure White 1850 for trim, doors and ceilings.
Behr colors that work with Silver Drop on walls, trim and accents.
The closest matches to Silver Drop from Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore, by digital color value. ΔE measures the visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable.
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The digital hex value for Behr Silver Drop (790C-2) is #DDDACF, which is rgb(221, 218, 207). Use it for mockups and digital design; a physical sample is the only reliable way to judge the paint itself.
Behr Silver Drop has an LRV (light reflectance value) of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white), so Silver Drop is a light color that keeps rooms bright.
Silver Drop has a light warm gray with a soft greige cast undertone. By its digital value it sits on the warm side, but north-facing light will cool it down and warm bulbs will warm it up, so test a sample in the room where you plan to use it.
The closest Sherwin-Williams color to Behr Silver Drop is Drift of Mist (SW 9166, #DCD8D0), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 1.7). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.
The closest Benjamin Moore color to Behr Silver Drop is Pale Oak (OC-20, #DDD9CE), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 0.5). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.