Gray Owl (BM 2137-60) vs Revere Pewter (BM HC-172)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Gray Owl, LRV 64.5 vs 55.1.
- Warmer
- Revere Pewter (Lab b* 7.6 vs 3.8). Gray Owl reads green-gray; Revere Pewter reads greige.
- North rooms
- Gray Owl: keeps more brightness (L* 80.7 vs 75.9 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 1.0 vs 4.3).
- Trim that works
- Vanilla Milkshake BM 2141-70, #ECECE3, LRV 81: 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.
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Revere Pewter
More comparisons with Revere Pewter
Gray Owl (BM 2137-60) is lighter than Revere Pewter (BM HC-172) and cooler: LRV 64.5 vs 55.1, deltaE 4.7 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Gray Owl | Revere Pewter | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | 2137-60 | HC-172 | |
| Hex | #D3D4CC | #CBC6B8 | |
| RGB | 211, 212, 204 | 203, 198, 184 | |
| HSL | 68°, 9%, 82% | 44°, 15%, 76% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64.5 | 55.1 | +9.5 |
| Lab L* | 84.6 | 79.9 | +4.7 |
| Lab a* | -1.8 | -0.7 | −1.1 |
| Lab b* | 3.8 | 7.6 | −3.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm Greige | |
| Temperature | neutral | warm | |
| Color family | Gray | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gray Owl (BM 2137-60), published as #D3D4CC
#C1CACA
#E5DECC
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 Gray Owl (BM 2137-60) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 9.5 LRV points lighter (64.5 vs 55.1), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Gray Owl (BM 2137-60) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 3.8 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 Gray Owl in other brands
Closest matches to Revere Pewter in other brands
Common questions
- Is Gray Owl the same color as Revere Pewter?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.7. Most people can see the difference between Gray Owl and Revere Pewter side by side.
- Which is lighter, Gray Owl or Revere Pewter?
- Gray Owl, with an LRV of 64.5 against 55.1.
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Sources: 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.