Collingwood (BM 859) vs Revere Pewter (BM HC-172)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Collingwood, LRV 61.5 vs 55.1.
- Warmer
- Revere Pewter, both greige (Lab b* 7.6 vs 5.6).
- North rooms
- Collingwood keeps more brightness (L* 79.0 vs 75.9 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- Arbor White BM ES-01, #F2EDDF, LRV 85: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 2.7, noticeably different. At 2.7, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
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Revere Pewter
More comparisons with Revere Pewter
Collingwood (BM 859) is lighter than Revere Pewter (BM HC-172) and slightly cooler: LRV 61.5 vs 55.1, deltaE 2.7 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Collingwood | Revere Pewter | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | 859 | HC-172 | |
| Hex | #D3CEC4 | #CBC6B8 | |
| RGB | 211, 206, 196 | 203, 198, 184 | |
| HSL | 40°, 15%, 80% | 44°, 15%, 76% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61.5 | 55.1 | +6.5 |
| Lab L* | 82.9 | 79.9 | +3.0 |
| Lab a* | 0.0 | -0.7 | +0.7 |
| Lab b* | 5.6 | 7.6 | −2.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm Greige | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Greige | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Collingwood (BM 859), published as #D3CEC4
#C2C4C2
#E5D8C4
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 Collingwood (BM 859) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 6.5 LRV points lighter (61.5 vs 55.1), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Collingwood (BM 859) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 5.6 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 Collingwood in other brands
Closest matches to Revere Pewter in other brands
Common questions
- Is Collingwood the same color as Revere Pewter?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.7. Most people can see the difference between Collingwood and Revere Pewter side by side.
- Which is lighter, Collingwood or Revere Pewter?
- Collingwood, with an LRV of 61.5 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.