Pashmina (BM AF-100) vs Revere Pewter (BM HC-172)
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Quick decision
- Lighter
- Revere Pewter, LRV 55.1 vs 44.2.
- Warmer
- Pashmina, both greige (Lab b* 9.8 vs 7.6).
- North rooms
- Revere Pewter keeps more brightness (L* 75.9 vs 68.9 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- White Blush BM 904, #F6F0E1, LRV 84.7: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 5.5, clearly different. At 5.5, treat them as different colors.
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Revere Pewter
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Pashmina (BM AF-100) is darker than Revere Pewter (BM HC-172) and slightly warmer: LRV 44.2 vs 55.1, deltaE 5.5 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Pashmina | Revere Pewter | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | AF-100 | HC-172 | |
| Hex | #BBB2A1 | #CBC6B8 | |
| RGB | 187, 178, 161 | 203, 198, 184 | |
| HSL | 39°, 16%, 68% | 44°, 15%, 76% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44.2 | 55.1 | −10.8 |
| Lab L* | 72.9 | 79.9 | −7.0 |
| Lab a* | 0.3 | -0.7 | +1.0 |
| Lab b* | 9.8 | 7.6 | +2.2 |
| Undertone | Warm | Warm Greige | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Beige | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pashmina (BM AF-100), published as #BBB2A1
#ABA89F
#CCBCA1
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 10.8 LRV points lighter (55.1 vs 44.2), 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 9.8, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Pashmina (BM AF-100) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 9.8), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Pashmina in other brands
Closest matches to Revere Pewter in other brands
Common questions
- Is Pashmina the same color as Revere Pewter?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 5.5. Pashmina and Revere Pewter are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Pashmina or Revere Pewter?
- Revere Pewter, with an LRV of 55.1 against 44.2.
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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.