Stone Hearth (BM 984) vs Revere Pewter (BM HC-172)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Revere Pewter, LRV 55.1 vs 48.5.
- Warmer
- Stone Hearth, both greige (Lab b* 9.4 vs 7.6).
- North rooms
- Revere Pewter: keeps more brightness (L* 75.9 vs 71.9 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 4.3 vs 4.9).
- Trim that works
- White Blush BM 904, #F6F0E1, LRV 84.7: 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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Stone Hearth
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Revere Pewter
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Stone Hearth (BM 984) is darker than Revere Pewter (BM HC-172) and slightly warmer: LRV 48.5 vs 55.1, deltaE 3.7 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Stone Hearth | Revere Pewter | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | 984 | HC-172 | |
| Hex | #C4BAAA | #CBC6B8 | |
| RGB | 196, 186, 170 | 203, 198, 184 | |
| HSL | 37°, 18%, 72% | 44°, 15%, 76% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48.5 | 55.1 | −6.6 |
| Lab L* | 75.9 | 79.9 | −4.0 |
| Lab a* | 0.8 | -0.7 | +1.5 |
| Lab b* | 9.4 | 7.6 | +1.7 |
| Undertone | Warm | Warm Greige | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Beige | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Stone Hearth (BM 984), published as #C4BAAA
#B3B0A8
#D5C4AA
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 6.6 LRV points lighter (55.1 vs 48.5), 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 9.4, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Stone Hearth (BM 984) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 9.4), which counters cool indirect light
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Common questions
- Is Stone Hearth the same color as Revere Pewter?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.7. Most people can see the difference between Stone Hearth and Revere Pewter side by side.
- Which is lighter, Stone Hearth or Revere Pewter?
- Revere Pewter, with an LRV of 55.1 against 48.5.
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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.