Quiet Moments vs Silver Marlin paint color comparison

Quiet Moments vs Silver Marlin

Both are Benjamin Moore colors. Both sit in the green-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 61 vs 56, Quiet Moments will read as the brighter of the two — a 5-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a green quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. With a ΔE of 2.5, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Quiet Moments vs Silver Marlin in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Quiet Moments and Silver Marlin are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.

Living Room

Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Quiet Moments has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

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Bathroom

Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The brightness difference is modest but present — Quiet Moments gives the walls a little more lift.

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Color Details

Quiet Moments
Benjamin Moore · 1563
LRV60.7
BrandBenjamin Moore
Number1563
UndertoneGreen
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessLight
Silver Marlin
Benjamin Moore · 2139-50
LRV56.0
BrandBenjamin Moore
Number2139-50
UndertoneGreen
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessMedium

Quiet Moments vs Silver Marlin Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Quiet Moments on one side and Silver Marlin on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.

More Quiet Moments comparisons

See how Quiet Moments stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Quiet Moments
Ammonite
Quiet Moments
Ammonite
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

A 8-point LRV gap (69 vs 61) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.

Quiet Moments
White Dove
Quiet Moments
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Quiet Moments encloses it.

Quiet Moments
Iron Ore
Quiet Moments
Iron Ore
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61

Quiet Moments reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Quiet Moments
Purbeck Stone
Quiet Moments
Purbeck Stone
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61

A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Quiet Moments the marginally brighter of the two.

Quiet Moments
Evergreen Fog
Quiet Moments
Evergreen Fog
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61

At LRV 61 vs 30, Quiet Moments is decisively the brighter choice.

Quiet Moments
Mizzle
Quiet Moments
Mizzle
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Quiet Moments reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Quiet Moments
Agreeable Gray
Quiet Moments
Agreeable Gray
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Quiet Moments
Accessible Beige
Quiet Moments
Accessible Beige
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61

Quiet Moments reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Quiet Moments
Denim Drift
Quiet Moments
Denim Drift
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61

Quiet Moments reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

Quiet Moments
French Gray
Quiet Moments
French Gray
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61

At LRV 61 vs 43, Quiet Moments is decisively the brighter choice.

Quiet Moments
Naval
Quiet Moments
Naval
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 61 vs 4, Quiet Moments is decisively the brighter choice.

Quiet Moments
Tranquil Dawn
Quiet Moments
Tranquil Dawn
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61

Quiet Moments reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Quiet Moments
Bancha
Quiet Moments
Bancha
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

Quiet Moments reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Quiet Moments
Hardwick White
Quiet Moments
Hardwick White
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61

Quiet Moments reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.

Quiet Moments
Pure White
Quiet Moments
Pure White
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61

At LRV 84 vs 61, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

Quiet Moments
Artichoke
Quiet Moments
Artichoke
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

At LRV 61 vs 21, Quiet Moments is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
Quiet Moments
Balboa Mist
Quiet Moments
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61

Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Quiet Moments
Shoji White
Quiet Moments
Shoji White
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61

Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 61), opening up a space where Quiet Moments encloses it.

Quiet Moments
Snowbound
Quiet Moments
Snowbound
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Quiet Moments encloses it.

Quiet Moments
Pigeon
Quiet Moments
Pigeon
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51

A 10-point LRV gap (61 vs 51) makes Quiet Moments the marginally brighter of the two.

Quiet Moments
Pewter Green
Quiet Moments
Pewter Green
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61

Quiet Moments reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Quiet Moments
Duck Green
Quiet Moments
Duck Green
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61

Quiet Moments reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.

Quiet Moments
Skimming Stone
Quiet Moments
Skimming Stone
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61

Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Quiet Moments
Dix Blue
Quiet Moments
Dix Blue
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

At LRV 61 vs 41, Quiet Moments is decisively the brighter choice.

Quiet Moments
Hicks' Blue
Quiet Moments
Hicks' Blue
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61

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Quiet Moments
Slaked Lime Deep
Quiet Moments
Slaked Lime Deep

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Quiet Moments
Vintage Vogue
Quiet Moments
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61

Quiet Moments reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Quiet Moments
Livid
Quiet Moments
Livid
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61

Quiet Moments vs Livid

Quiet Moments
Saybrook Sage
Quiet Moments
Saybrook Sage
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61

Quiet Moments reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.

Quiet Moments
Pale Green
Quiet Moments
Pale Green
Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments
1563 · LRV 61
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

At LRV 61 vs 31, Quiet Moments is decisively the brighter choice.