Smokey Taupe (BM 983) vs Revere Pewter (BM HC-172)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- About the same: LRV 54.5 vs 55.1.
- Warmer
- Smokey Taupe, both greige (Lab b* 8.7 vs 7.6).
- North rooms
- About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 75.9 vs 75.5 in north light).
- Trim that works
- White Blush BM 904, #F6F0E1, LRV 84.7: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 1.9, very close. At 1.9, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
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Revere Pewter
More comparisons with Revere Pewter
Smokey Taupe (BM 983) is about as light as Revere Pewter (BM HC-172) and slightly warmer: LRV 54.5 vs 55.1, deltaE 1.9 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Smokey Taupe | Revere Pewter | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | 983 | HC-172 | |
| Hex | #CDC4B5 | #CBC6B8 | |
| RGB | 205, 196, 181 | 203, 198, 184 | |
| HSL | 38°, 19%, 76% | 44°, 15%, 76% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54.5 | 55.1 | −0.5 |
| Lab L* | 79.5 | 79.9 | −0.4 |
| Lab a* | 0.6 | -0.7 | +1.3 |
| Lab b* | 8.7 | 7.6 | +1.0 |
| Undertone | Warm | Warm Greige | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Beige | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Smokey Taupe (BM 983), published as #CDC4B5
#BCBAB3
#DECEB5
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 Revere Pewter (BM HC-172) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 0.5 LRV points lighter (55.1 vs 54.5), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Revere Pewter (BM HC-172) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 7.6 against 8.7, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Smokey Taupe (BM 983) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 8.7), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Smokey Taupe in other brands
Closest matches to Revere Pewter in other brands
Common questions
- Is Smokey Taupe the same color as Revere Pewter?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.9. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Smokey Taupe and Revere Pewter.
- Which is lighter, Smokey Taupe or Revere Pewter?
- Revere Pewter, with an LRV of 55.1 against 54.5.
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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.