Rockport Gray (BM HC-105) vs Revere Pewter (BM HC-172)
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Quick decision
- Lighter
- Revere Pewter, LRV 55.1 vs 36.6.
- Warmer
- About the same, both greige (Lab b* 7.5 vs 7.6).
- North rooms
- Revere Pewter keeps more brightness (L* 75.9 vs 62.7 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 9.8, clearly different. At 9.8, treat them as different colors.
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More comparisons with Revere Pewter
Rockport Gray (BM HC-105) is much darker than Revere Pewter (BM HC-172) and about as warm: LRV 36.6 vs 55.1, deltaE 9.8 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Rockport Gray | Revere Pewter | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | HC-105 | HC-172 | |
| Hex | #A8A295 | #CBC6B8 | |
| RGB | 168, 162, 149 | 203, 198, 184 | |
| HSL | 41°, 10%, 62% | 44°, 15%, 76% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 36.6 | 55.1 | −18.4 |
| Lab L* | 66.8 | 79.9 | −13.1 |
| Lab a* | -0.1 | -0.7 | +0.5 |
| Lab b* | 7.5 | 7.6 | −0.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm Greige | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Greige | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rockport Gray (BM HC-105), published as #A8A295
#989893
#B9AC95
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 18.4 LRV points lighter (55.1 vs 36.6), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Rockport Gray in other brands
Closest matches to Revere Pewter in other brands
Common questions
- Is Rockport Gray the same color as Revere Pewter?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 9.8. Rockport Gray and Revere Pewter are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Rockport Gray or Revere Pewter?
- Revere Pewter, with an LRV of 55.1 against 36.6.
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Sources: Rockport Gray: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); Revere Pewter: 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.