Vintage Pewter (Behr DC-009) vs Revere Pewter (BM HC-172)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- About the same: LRV 55.6 vs 55.1.
- Warmer
- About the same, both greige (Lab b* 7.4 vs 7.6).
- North rooms
- About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 75.9 vs 75.4 in north light).
- Trim that works
- Ostrich Behr W-F-410, #E9E3D5, LRV 77.1 (estimated): the Behr white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 1.3, very close. At 1.3, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
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More comparisons with Revere Pewter
Vintage Pewter (Behr DC-009) is about as light as Revere Pewter (BM HC-172) and about as warm: LRV 55.6 vs 55.1, deltaE 1.3 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Vintage Pewter | Revere Pewter | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Behr | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | DC-009 | HC-172 | |
| Hex | #CBC4B7 | #CBC6B8 | |
| RGB | 203, 196, 183 | 203, 198, 184 | |
| HSL | 39°, 16%, 76% | 44°, 15%, 76% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55.6 (est.) | 55.1 | +0.6 |
| Lab L* | 79.4 | 79.9 | −0.5 |
| Lab a* | 0.2 | -0.7 | +0.9 |
| Lab b* | 7.4 | 7.6 | −0.2 |
| Undertone | Warm | Warm Greige | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Greige | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Vintage Pewter (Behr DC-009), published as #CBC4B7
#BABAB5
#DCCEB7
Revere Pewter (BM HC-172), published as #CBC6B8
#BABCB6
#DCD0B8
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick Vintage Pewter (Behr DC-009) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 0.6 LRV points lighter (55.6 vs 55.1), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Vintage Pewter in other brands
Closest matches to Revere Pewter in other brands
Common questions
- Is Vintage Pewter the same color as Revere Pewter?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.3. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Vintage Pewter and Revere Pewter.
- Which is lighter, Vintage Pewter or Revere Pewter?
- Vintage Pewter, with an LRV of 55.6 against 55.1.
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Sources: Vintage Pewter: 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; Revere Pewter: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02). 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.