Stonington Gray (BM HC-170) vs Revere Pewter (BM HC-172)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Stonington Gray, LRV 59.4 vs 55.1.
- Warmer
- Revere Pewter (Lab b* 7.6 vs 2.9). Stonington Gray reads green-gray; Revere Pewter reads greige.
- North rooms
- Stonington Gray: keeps more brightness (L* 77.5 vs 75.9 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.1 vs 4.3).
- Trim that works
- Steam BM AF-15, #F0EFE6, LRV 84.2: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 4.2, noticeably different. At 4.2, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
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Stonington Gray
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Stonington Gray (BM HC-170) is slightly lighter than Revere Pewter (BM HC-172) and cooler: LRV 59.4 vs 55.1, deltaE 4.2 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Stonington Gray | Revere Pewter | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | HC-170 | HC-172 | |
| Hex | #CACBC5 | #CBC6B8 | |
| RGB | 202, 203, 197 | 203, 198, 184 | |
| HSL | 70°, 5%, 78% | 44°, 15%, 76% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59.4 | 55.1 | +4.3 |
| Lab L* | 81.5 | 79.9 | +1.5 |
| Lab a* | -1.4 | -0.7 | −0.7 |
| Lab b* | 2.9 | 7.6 | −4.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm Greige | |
| Temperature | neutral | warm | |
| Color family | Gray | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Stonington Gray (BM HC-170), published as #CACBC5
#B9C1C3
#DCD5C5
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 Stonington Gray (BM HC-170) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 4.3 LRV points lighter (59.4 vs 55.1), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Stonington Gray (BM HC-170) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 2.9 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
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Common questions
- Is Stonington Gray the same color as Revere Pewter?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.2. Most people can see the difference between Stonington Gray and Revere Pewter side by side.
- Which is lighter, Stonington Gray or Revere Pewter?
- Stonington Gray, with an LRV of 59.4 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.