Light Pewter (BM 1464) vs Revere Pewter (BM HC-172)
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Quick decision
- Lighter
- Light Pewter, LRV 67.5 vs 55.1.
- Warmer
- Revere Pewter, both greige (Lab b* 7.6 vs 5.3).
- North rooms
- Light Pewter: keeps more brightness (L* 82.4 vs 75.9 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.5 vs 4.3).
- Trim that works
- Arbor White BM ES-01, #F2EDDF, LRV 85: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 4.7, noticeably different. At 4.7, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
More comparisons with Revere Pewter
Light Pewter (BM 1464) is lighter than Revere Pewter (BM HC-172) and slightly cooler: LRV 67.5 vs 55.1, deltaE 4.7 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Light Pewter | Revere Pewter | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | 1464 | HC-172 | |
| Hex | #DBD8CE | #CBC6B8 | |
| RGB | 219, 216, 206 | 203, 198, 184 | |
| HSL | 46°, 15%, 83% | 44°, 15%, 76% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 67.5 | 55.1 | +12.5 |
| Lab L* | 86.3 | 79.9 | +6.4 |
| Lab a* | -0.7 | -0.7 | −0.0 |
| Lab b* | 5.3 | 7.6 | −2.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm Greige | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Greige | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Light Pewter (BM 1464), published as #DBD8CE
#CACECC
#EDE2CE
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 Light Pewter (BM 1464) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 12.5 LRV points lighter (67.5 vs 55.1), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Light Pewter (BM 1464) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 5.3 against 7.6, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Revere Pewter (BM HC-172) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 7.6), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Light Pewter in other brands
Closest matches to Revere Pewter in other brands
Common questions
- Is Light Pewter the same color as Revere Pewter?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.7. Most people can see the difference between Light Pewter and Revere Pewter side by side.
- Which is lighter, Light Pewter or Revere Pewter?
- Light Pewter, with an LRV of 67.5 against 55.1.
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Sources: Light Pewter: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); 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.