Pewter Tankard (SW 0023)
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Pewter Tankard (SW 0023) is a deep, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 33, so it reflects about 33 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pewter Tankard
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Pewter Tankard by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Pewter Tankard, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | River Reflections | 1552 | 35.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | River Pebble | BXC-54 | 33.6 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Coastal Villa | 6005-2A | 32 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Gray By Me | 1008-4 | 32 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Pewter Tankard (LRV 33) by LRV.
Lighter than Pewter Tankard
Darker than Pewter Tankard
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0023 |
| Hex | #A39B90 |
| RGB | 163, 155, 144 |
| HSL | 35°, 9%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 33 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 64.4, 1.0, 6.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pewter Tankard (SW 0023), published as #A39B90
#93918E
#B4A590
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pewter Tankard (SW 0023)?
- Pewter Tankard has an LRV of 33. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pewter Tankard is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Pewter Tankard in another brand?
- Coastal Villa (Valspar 6005-2A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pewter Tankard warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Pewter Tankard as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.8; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.