Vintage Pewter (Behr DC-009)
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Vintage Pewter (Behr DC-009) is a medium, warm greige from Behr: LRV 55.6, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Vintage Pewter
Four Behr colors picked for Vintage Pewter by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Vintage Pewter, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | High Sierra | SW 9588 | 53 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Smokey Taupe | 983 | 54.5 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Oatbran | 6006-1B | 56 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ostrich Feather | 14-32 | 57 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr greige colors nearest to Vintage Pewter (LRV 55.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Vintage Pewter
Darker than Vintage Pewter
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | DC-009 |
| Hex | #CBC4B7 |
| RGB | 203, 196, 183 |
| HSL | 39°, 16%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.4, 0.2, 7.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Vintage Pewter (Behr DC-009), published as #CBC4B7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Vintage Pewter (Behr DC-009)?
- Vintage Pewter has an LRV of 55.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Vintage Pewter is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Vintage Pewter in another brand?
- Smokey Taupe (BM 983) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Vintage Pewter warm or cool?
- Behr lists Vintage Pewter as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.