Benjamin Moore  Color Preview® Collection  Grays

Deep Silver

A deep gray. Tinted at the counter in the Benjamin Moore lines below, while you wait.

2124-30LRV 29Exterior approved

On the wall at Raintree: Color Preview, fifth column from the left, middle band

Reading

LRV is how much light a color reflects, from 0 for black to 100 for pure white.

At LRV 29 it absorbs roughly two-thirds of the light that falls on it, which is where a wall facing the afternoon sun starts to get hot.

Aura Exterior and Element Guard hold their color in our sun at this depth. The wall that takes the afternoon sun is where fading shows first.

It works across a whole room with good south-facing windows, and as a single wall, a cabinet body or an accent anywhere else.

Matte or eggshell on interior walls. At this depth, eggshell takes scuffs and touch-ups better than matte. Flat on exterior stucco; soft gloss on doors and shutters.

Master Color Index

Code
2124-30
Collection
Color Preview® Collection
Family
Grays
LRV (official)
29
Exterior
Approved for exterior use
Tints in
Every Benjamin Moore line we carry

Also known as

No alias codes. 2124-30 publishes in the Color Preview® Collection only.

Works on

  • — Exterior body (muted colors this deep are common in desert HOA palettes): within the Paradise Valley hillside and Scottsdale Foothills limits, not Scottsdale’s Environmentally Sensitive Lands
  • — Exterior trim and fascia, set darker than the body
  • — Front doors and shutters
  • — Accent walls
  • — Cabinet uppers or lowers

On the wall

A stucco front, saguaros along the walk, shown in Deep Silver
A stucco front, saguaros along the walk
A ranch house with a front porch, shown in Deep Silver
A ranch house with a front porch
A pueblo-style front, saguaro at the corner, shown in Deep Silver
A pueblo-style front, saguaro at the corner
A living room, steel windows to the desert, shown in Deep Silver
A living room, steel windows to the desert
A living room under a vaulted ceiling, shown in Deep Silver
A living room under a vaulted ceiling
A great room with a stone fireplace, shown in Deep Silver
A great room with a stone fireplace

Get it mixed

Every line below tints to 2124-30. Pick the one that matches the surface.

Neighbors

Two steps lighter, two steps darker, and the color most often mistaken for it. Ranked by measured color distance.

  • Sweatshirt Gray2126-40LRV 32Three points lighter at about the same warmth. Also in Grays.
  • Gibraltar Cliffs1587LRV 32Three points lighter at about the same warmth. Also in Grays.
  • Shaker Gray1594LRV 26Three points darker at about the same warmth. Also in Grays.
  • Englewood Cliffs1607LRV 24Five points darker at about the same warmth. Also in Grays.
  • StonehedgeES-76LRV 28The closest color in the catalog by measured distance. One point darker at about the same warmth.

Questions

  • Will it look like this on my wall?

    Not exactly. Screens vary, and paint shifts with the light in the room. Before you commit, put a sample on the wall for a full day. See it in morning light, afternoon light and lamplight before the gallons are tinted.

  • Is it approved for my HOA?

    It depends on your community. Search your HOA to see its approved palette, then bring the scheme in and we will tell you how Deep Silver compares. Committees approve the color. The brand on the can is not part of the approval, so Benjamin Moore is fine as long as the color matches the approved sheet.

  • Which line for a west-facing exterior?

    Aura Exterior or Element Guard. At this depth the wall gets hot enough that the quality of the paint decides how long the color holds.

  • Can you match it in another brand?

    We tint Benjamin Moore. 2124-30 is a Benjamin Moore formula, so nothing is approximated; it is mixed exactly as published. If you have a Dunn‑Edwards code, Benjamin Moore already has that formula too. For a chip or a lid with no code, bring it in. We will read it and tell you how close we can get.