Vintage Vogue (BM 462) vs Pewter Green (SW 6208)
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Quick decision
- Lighter
- About the same: LRV 11.9 vs 12.
- Warmer
- Vintage Vogue, both green-gray (Lab b* 7.1 vs 4.6).
- North rooms
- Pewter Green: keeps more brightness (L* 36.9 vs 34.5 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 1.3 vs 2.4).
- Trim that works
- Cotton Balls BM 2145-70, #F5F6EB, LRV 89: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 3.7, noticeably different. At 3.7, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
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More comparisons with Vintage Vogue
Vintage Vogue (BM 462) is about as light as Pewter Green (SW 6208) and slightly warmer: LRV 11.9 vs 12, deltaE 3.7 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Vintage Vogue | Pewter Green | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | 462 | SW 6208 | |
| Hex | #565D4F | #5E6259 | |
| RGB | 86, 93, 79 | 94, 98, 89 | |
| HSL | 90°, 8%, 34% | 87°, 5%, 37% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11.9 | 12 | −0.2 |
| Lab L* | 38.5 | 41.0 | −2.5 |
| Lab a* | -5.6 | -3.4 | −2.2 |
| Lab b* | 7.1 | 4.6 | +2.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Green | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | neutral | |
| Color family | Green | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Vintage Vogue (BM 462), published as #565D4F
#47544E
#65664F
Pewter Green (SW 6208), published as #5E6259
#4F5957
#6D6B59
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 Pewter Green (SW 6208) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 0.2 LRV points lighter (12 vs 11.9), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Pewter Green (SW 6208) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 4.6 against 7.1, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Vintage Vogue (BM 462) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 7.1), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Vintage Vogue in other brands
Closest matches to Pewter Green in other brands
Common questions
- Is Vintage Vogue the same color as Pewter Green?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.7. Most people can see the difference between Vintage Vogue and Pewter Green side by side.
- Which is lighter, Vintage Vogue or Pewter Green?
- Pewter Green, with an LRV of 12 against 11.9.
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Sources: Vintage Vogue: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02); Pewter Green: 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.