Benjamin Moore Silver Satin is an off-white paint color with deep warm gray undertones and a silvery look to it. This isn’t a bright white paint color – rather, it has considerable depth and undertones that can make a stark contrast with a clean white trim and ceiling. Well, I’d say that it’s a silvery gray paint color that plays a true chameleon and can look either warm or cool based on the incoming natural light. BM Silver Satin is an elegant, sleek, and sophisticated off-white paint color that can make a dashing statement in modern interior design styles.
In this color review, I will be disclosing everything you need to know about Benjamin Moore Silver Satin. We’re going to discuss the undertones, Light Reflectance Values (LRVs), where and how to use this calming white color in your home, color comparisons, FAQs, and much more! We will also discuss how this color behaves in various lighting conditions. And yes, I am going to showcase some real-time images as well! Excited much? Let’s get started!
What Color is Silver Satin by Benjamin Moore?
Silver Satin by Benjamin Moore is a calming and soothing off-white paint color that has a wink of warm gray and a purple undertone to it. This color has the magic to appear slightly warmer in certain lighting conditions and cooler in some. Moreover, Silver Satin can even work effortlessly in the dull and dingy corners of your home. This color has the potential to brighten up the corners without making the space look dark. Even for interior design styles like Coastal, transitional, and Contemporary – Silver Satin by Benjamin Moore can prove to be quite versatile.
There have also been certain times that I have used this composed and calming white Benjamin Moore paint color as a WHOLE HOUSE COLOR for my various E-Design and Color Consultation clients. Yes, especially if you prefer an off-white that doesn’t lean into yellow undertones in your home – BM Silver Satin can truly do wonders. I would also recommend that you can use this paint color in both warm as well as cool-toned color palettes.
I’d recommend that you try this ready-to-order swatch in different rooms with different lighting conditions to determine how Benjamin Moore Silver Satin will truly feel in your home.
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Is Benjamin Moore Silver Satin Warm or Cool?
Well, it’s a slightly difficult question to answer! And let me tell you, it all depends on the incoming natural light conditions. In my books, BM Silver Satin has a warm gray undertone to it. However, it isn’t overly warm or a traditional warm paint color as well! Meanwhile, this color can readily look cool in the north-facing rooms (we will discuss it slightly later in the color review).
For instance, try placing a swatch of BM Silver Satin against BM Moonshine and BM Classic Gray. You’ll observe that BM Silver Satin is less warmer than the cousin, BM Classic Gray. Meanwhile, it is definitely warmer than BM Moonshine which has a cool green undertone. So, BM Silver Satin definitely falls on the neutral end of the scale and if you’d like an off-white paint color that isn’t too warm or too cool, this is definitely it!
Does Benjamin Moore Silver Satin Look Purple?
Well, yes! Benjamin Moore Silver Satin has the tendency to appear slightly purple due to its undertones. Especially with the cool incoming natural light, this off-white can readily showcase a wink of purple undertone to it. Moreover, it also depends upon the existing hardwood flooring, natural stone countertops, and other decor elements in the room.
For instance, try placing a swatch of BM Silver Satin and BM Chantilly Lace. You’ll observe that the former paint color does reflect just a touch of violet undertone to it. And this undertone is what makes this paint color feel slightly cooler under certain lighting conditions.
What are the Undertones of Benjamin Moore Silver Satin?
Benjamin Moore Silver Satin is a versatile and beautiful off-white with a warm gray base to it. The touch of violet undertones can prove to be chameleon since this color can also flash a touch of ‘green’ when exposed to a large, lush lawn. So, if you’re particularly fond of the violet or pink (taupe) undertone in an off-white paint color, only then you may choose Benjamin Moore Silver Satin. But note that the undertones aren’t very dominant in this paint color. Even though it’s a soft gray in an off-white that leans into violet and warm gray undertones, it may appear slightly cool or warm under certain lighting conditions. Moreover, BM Silver Satin can look lovely in homes that have neutrals, pastels, white oak accents, gentle grays, and crisp whites. Avoid this color in homes that have golden or yellow oak, terracotta accents, and warm beiges.
Silver Satin Benjamin Moore can tend to appear slightly different under different lighting conditions – but not majorly dominant though. In general, you can use this color in any compass direction but you must know how it will end up looking. In a room with little natural light, this color will come off quite well – yes, it’s ideal for low-light spaces. On the other hand, this color is bound to look soft and neutral also when used in a room with little natural light. Let’s discuss how this color behaves in different lighting conditions –
- In the north-facing rooms, BM Silver Satin can appear slightly grayed out! With the incoming cool light, this color can potentially appear chilly and cold and the warm gray undertones can take the backstage. In the case of a large, lush lawn – this paint color can also pick a wink of green!
- In the south-facing rooms, the Silver Satin paint color will feel soft, airy, and feathery-like! The incoming sunlight will neutralise the purple undertones and make this off-white lean more into a soft, neutral white with a warm gray base!
- In the east-facing rooms, BM Silver Satin can appear soft, warm, and fresh during early morning hours and considerably gray and cooler in the evening hours.
- In the west-facing rooms, Silver Satin by Benjamin Moore will look slightly grayed out in the early morning hours and considerably fresh, warm, and soft in the afternoon and evening hours.
BM Silver Satin LRV
Light Reflectance Value or LRV is an important aspect to consider when choosing the best neutral paint color for your home. This value determines how light or dark the paint color is – on a scale of 0-100. Hence, the darker the paint color, the lower the LRV is!
The LRV of Benjamin Moore Silver Satin is 76.35! Hence, falling on the lighter end of the scale. This isn’t a bright or clean white and rather has a considerable depth to make a clean contrast with White trims, moldings, and ceilings. This color will definitely bring the utmost freshness and serenity in your room.
Can I Use Benjamin Moore Silver Satin For The WHOLE HOUSE?
Absolutely, yes! Rather, BM Silver Satin can be a great pick for a whole house color scheme. So, if you’d like your home to feel soft, fresh, airy, modern, and large – look no further than Silver Satin by Benjamin Moore. This refreshing and calming off-white paint color can be readily used on all the common walls of your home, stairways, hallways, and open-concept living and dining rooms. Moreover, if you’re dealing with a home that receives less incoming natural light – BM Silver Satin can still do wonders and brighten up all the dull corners. However, just be careful with pairing this paint color with other materials and finishes! Yes, it may not work with every kind.
With Silver Satin walls, you can choose a neutral and clean white for the trims and interior doors. You can also choose to add tinges of serene or bolder and Silver Satin coordinating colors as accents on the accent wall, bathroom vanity, kitchen lower cabinets and island, entryway door, and built-in shelves in another contrasting hue to complete the palette. With BM Silver Satin, you can even choose clean white doors in BM Chantilly Lace.
How To Use BM Silver Satin Paint?
Silver Satin BM is a soft and subtle, feathery off-white color that can be used in a particular space as well as a whole house color. This color can be used on all the walls of a particular room, the Whole House, the kitchen cabinets, mudroom and foyer cabinets, exterior walls, bathroom walls, kids’ rooms, and much more. Moreover, you can infuse bolder colors with respect to BM Silver Satin as a base color in a space. Especially for interior design styles like Coastal, Cottagecore, Modern Farmhouse, French Country, and Scandinavian – this soft off-white color by Benjamin Moore will work beautifully.
Here’s a well-curated pre-made color palette that I have created for BM Silver Satin on Etsy! It enlists all the exact colors that pair with Silver Satin color including how and where to use them in your whole house color palette. I have included 5 color palettes (with Benjamin Moore Silver Satin and complementary hues) along with how to use each of those paint colors in various areas of your home. You’ll also get the detailed MATERIAL and FABRIC palette with each of the BM Silver Satin color palettes! Another bonus is PAINT PLANNER and a detailed guide on paint sheens for various areas of your home.
Here’s where you can download the palette – Benjamin Moore Silver Satin
Where To Use BM Silver Satin Paint in Your Home?
You can use Silver Satin by Benjamin Moore in various areas of your home. You can either use this color as a neutral or base in a specific space or even a whole house color. Moreover, this color is a classic choice for bedroom walls, bathroom walls, and the whole house walls as well. Here’s where you can use this BM Silver Satin paint color –
- Exterior Walls
- Whole House including foyer and hallways
- Bedroom Walls
- Bathroom Walls
- Kids’ Rooms
- Laundry Room Walls
- Kitchen Cabinets or Walls
- Home Office Walls
- Living Room Walls
- Family Room Walls
- Dining Room Walls
What Colors Go With BM Silver Satin?
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Silver Satin are shades of clean and crisp whites, taupes, dark violet & plums, navy or charcoal blues, blue-greens, green-grays, blue-grays, charcoal gray, light gray, greige with violet undertones, and black. Avoid this color with warm beige, khaki, tan, and warm greige!
Here’s a list of Benjamin Moore blue colors that go with BM Silver Satin –
- Benjamin Moore Nimbus Grey
- Benjamin Moore Gentleman’s Gray
- Benjamin Moore Amsterdam
Now, here’s a list of Benjamin Moore green and blue-green colors that go with BM Silver Satin –
- Benjamin Moore Steep Cliff Gray
- Benjamin Moore Carolina Gull
- Benjamin Moore Wythe Blue
- Benjamin Moore Aegean Teal
You must have a look at this list of Benjamin Moore taupe and greige colors that go with BM Silver Satin –
- Benjamin Moore Balboa Mist
- Benjamin Moore Pashmina
- Benjamin Moore Cape May Cobblestone
- Benjamin Moore Chelsea Gray
Now, here’s a list of Benjamin Moore white colors that go with BM Silver Satin –
What Trim Colors Go With BM Silver Satin?
Silver Satin by Benjamin Moore must be used with a fresh and clean white trim for a sense of visual contrast. You can even choose a neutral white paint color for the trims, moldings, and ceilings with this paint color.
Fond of the idea of color-drenching a room in BM Silver Satin? Well, you can definitely do that! As far as your space receives considerable incoming natural light – you can definitely color drench and create a modern appeal. In a different sheen of course, for instance, choose Eggshell for the walls, semi-gloss for the trims, and matte or flat for the ceiling! Here’s a list of Benjamin Moore, Sherwin Williams, and Behr paint colors that can work as the ceiling and trim colors with BM Silver Satin.
- Sherwin Williams Pure White
I’d personally recommend SW Pure White trims, moldings, and ceilings to go with BM Silver Satin walls. Especially if you’re looking for a calm, clean, and seamless approach, this trim color is definitely to go! Pure White ceiling and Silver Satin walls will make a sophisticated contrast and can be used to make your home feel timeless.
- Sherwin Williams High Reflective White
Sherwin Williams High Reflective White is a clean and bright choice for the trims, moldings, and ceiling with BM Silver Satin walls. Especially if you have a cool-toned color palette in your home – this color on the ceilings is bound to work effortlessly.
- Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace
BM Chantilly Lace is another clean and bright white paint that works wonderfully with Benjamin Moore Silver Satin paint color. In the case of contemporary, modern farmhouse, Scandinavian, and modern design styles – this trim color will never disappoint you and also create a visual contrast! Definitely one of the best trim colors to go with BM Silver Satin!
- Behr Ultra Pure White
Lightest and cleanest of them all, Behr Ultra Pure White is a clean and bright white paint that makes the ceilings appear higher and your dull corners brighter. A must-recommend for BM Silver Satin paint color!
Where To Use Benjamin Moore Silver Satin in Your Homes?
As mentioned earlier, Silver Satin Benjamin Moore can make a light, clean, and crisp statement in any corner of your home. Well, if you’re excited to have a look at some inspirations of how this color has been used creatively, here’s a list to follow!
Benjamin Moore Silver Satin Bedroom
Benjamin Moore Silver Satin can be used on all the bedroom walls for a refreshing, clean, and modern statement. Pair it with a clean white trim and use this palette in the south and west-facing rooms for the best result.
Benjamin Moore Silver Satin Home Office
Especially for a calming experience, BM Silver Satin can be used on all the walls. You can choose to pair this color with a clean white trim like BM Chantilly Lace or BM Decorator’s White. Especially for Mid-Century, Scandinavian, and Contemporary home offices – this color is quite ideal.
Benjamin Moore Silver Satin Bathroom
Do you crave a clean, refreshing, and soothing bathroom? Well, choose BM Silver Satin on the bathroom walls. Pick a white, navy blue, or a black vanity to go with Silver Satin walls. Moreover, you can either choose satin chrome or matte black on the hardware and pull handles.
Benjamin Moore Silver Satin Dining Room
Whether you have a Modern Farmhouse style or Contemporary – this color can work beautifully. Especially if you have a wainscotting, this color on the walls with Chantilly Lace on the wainscotting will work beautifully. Choose a walnut or white oak hardwood for the dining table!
Benjamin Moore Silver Satin Whole House
Especially for medium or larger-sized homes, you can choose to paint the common walls in BM Silver Satin. If you’re looking for a crisp and fresh look, this color can work effortlessly and beautifully. For the railings – choose a soft black!
Benjamin Moore Silver Satin Equivalent Colors
Comparing colors is always helpful since you get the idea of the true undertones of a paint color. After all, that’s how we know how a paint color is lighter/darker or warmer/cooler than the others!
Here, some closely similar paint colors are Benjamin Moore Classic Gray, Benjamin Moore Calm, Benjamin Moore Pale Oak, and Sherwin Williams Eider White.
Let’s see how they differ!
Benjamin Moore Silver Satin vs Benjamin Moore Classic Gray
Benjamin Moore Classic Gray has an LRV of 74.78 – hence, slightly darker than BM Silver Satin. This color can equally work great for a whole house color scheme and can also appear slightly warmer as compared to the cooler violet undertones of Benjamin Moore Silver Satin.
Benjamin Moore Silver Satin vs Benjamin Moore Calm
Benjamin Moore Calm has an LRV of 75.83 – hence, just slightly lighter than BM Silver Satin. Although these two off-whites share a ton of similarities, BM Calm is slightly less warmer with a dominant violet or pink undertones.
BM Silver Satin vs Benjamin Moore Pale Oak
Benjamin Moore Pale Oak has an LRV of 69.89 – hence, falling on the lighter end of the ‘greige’ scale. Yes, it’s considerably darker than BM Silver Satin and doesn’t fall in the off-white category! Moreover, this color also has a violet-pink undertone and can appear considerably warmer than BM Silver Satin. Benjamin Moore Pale Oak is a perfect shade of lighter taupe paint color.
BM Silver Satin vs Sherwin Williams Eider White
With an LRV of 73, Sherwin Williams Eider White is slightly darker than BM Silver Satin. This is less warmer than Silver Satin and can majorly feel grayed out. It also has a dominant violet and pink undertone.
BM Silver Satin Takeaway
Is BM Silver Satin one of your favorite soft and calming off-white paint colors? Well, are you excited to incorporate this color into your home? It’s definitely one of the best off-white paint colors to have in your home as a whole house color. So, without any delay, paint that fresh coat of this versatile white color and let your home feel bright and clean again!
