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Settled, side by side

Silken Blue

Benjamin Moore · CSP-670

Deep Secret

Benjamin Moore · CSP-625

41.26
LRV
11.64
Silken Blue is 29.6 points lighter
#9BAFB1
Hex
#525A60
155 · 175 · 177
RGB
82 · 90 · 96
Cool
Warmth
Cool
Deep, grayed blue
Undertone
Charcoal grey leaning blue; a slate rather than a soot
Blue
Family
Gray
Color Stories
Collection
Color Stories

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The difference

Read from the numbers

Silken Blue is the lighter of the two at LRV 41.26, 29.6 points above Deep Secret at LRV 11.64. Both read cool. Silken Blue is a blue, Deep Secret a gray. For a whole room, Silken Blue is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Deep Secret is the bolder pick.

How they read

In their own words

Silken Blue CSP-670 is a mid-tone blue-gray from Benjamin Moore's Color Stories collection. The brand describes it as a deep, grayed blue, and lists an LRV of 41.26.

Deep Secret is a dark charcoal grey with a clear blue undertone — Benjamin Moore files it in the blue family and calls it 'your new favorite gray'. It comes from the Color Stories collection, whose full-spectrum formulas shift more with the light than standard paints.

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