24 Types of Silver Color

John Spacey, December 06, 2019

Silver is the color of highly reflective metals such as polished silver. The characteristic metallic shine of silver is due to a mirror-like reflection of light. This makes silver an unusual color because it directly responds to the intensity of a light source. This is not reproduced by most digital display or printing technologies. As such, silver as a solid digital color often looks disappointingly grey. This can be fixed with a texture or animation that looks reflective such that you can sense the shape of a light source in the color. The following are common types of silver color.

Silver

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Antique Silver

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Brilliant Silver

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Old Silver

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Pirate Silver

#818988

Roman Silver

#838996

Royal Silver

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Silver Birch

#d2cfc4

Silver Blue

#8a9a9a

Silver Blueberry

#5b7085

Silver Filigree

#7f7c81

Silver Fox

#bdbcc4

Silver Polish

#c6c6c6

Silver Sand

#bebdb6

Silver Springs

#b7bdc4

Silver Star

#98a0b8

Silver Storm

#8599a8

Sonic Silver

#757575

Tarnished Silver

#797b80

Dark Silver

#848999

Pink Silver

#c4aead

Silver Chalice

#acacac

Unicorn Silver

#e8e8e8

Blue Silver

#ccddee

Notes

In a digital environment, textures often reproduce silver color far better than a static color. To see this, compare the silver palette and photo above.

Overview: Silver Color
Type	Grey
Definition	The color of highly reflective metals such as polished silver.
Limitations	Silver is highly reflective. This characteristic is not simulated by most digital display and printing technologies. As such, digital silver colors often look disappointingly grey. Silver is reproduced well by paint and pigments that contain a reflective material such as a metal.
Associations	Metals often have a silver color including silver, platinum, tin, steel and aluminum. Highly reflective surfaces such as mirrors. Silver is often used to represent aging and the elderly. A Christmas color that is commonly associated with other holidays and celebrations such as New Years Eve. The 25th anniversary of important events such as a 25th wedding anniversary or Silver Jubilee. Awards and metals are often made with silver or are decorated a silver color. For example, silver metals in the Olympics. Associated with black & white film and photography. For example, the silver screen is slang for historical black and white films.
Related Concepts	Grey »