Revere Pewter (BM HC-172) vs Repose Gray (SW 7015)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Repose Gray, LRV 58 vs 55.1.
- Warmer
- Revere Pewter, both greige (Lab b* 7.6 vs 4.9).
- North rooms
- Repose Gray: keeps more brightness (L* 77.0 vs 75.9 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.3 vs 4.3).
- Trim that works
- Arbor White BM ES-01, #F2EDDF, LRV 85: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 2.3, very close. At 2.3, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
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More comparisons with Revere Pewter
More comparisons with Repose Gray
Revere Pewter (BM HC-172) is slightly darker than Repose Gray (SW 7015) and slightly warmer: LRV 55.1 vs 58, deltaE 2.3 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Revere Pewter | Repose Gray | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | HC-172 | SW 7015 | |
| Hex | #CBC6B8 | #CCC9C0 | |
| RGB | 203, 198, 184 | 204, 201, 192 | |
| HSL | 44°, 15%, 76% | 45°, 11%, 78% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55.1 | 58 | −3 |
| Lab L* | 79.9 | 81.0 | −1.0 |
| Lab a* | -0.7 | -0.6 | −0.1 |
| Lab b* | 7.6 | 4.9 | +2.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Greige | Warm Greige | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Greige | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Revere Pewter (BM HC-172), published as #CBC6B8
#BABCB6
#DCD0B8
Repose Gray (SW 7015), published as #CCC9C0
#BBBFBE
#DED3C0
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 Repose Gray (SW 7015) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 3 LRV points lighter (58 vs 55.1), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Repose Gray (SW 7015) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 4.9 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
Closest matches to Revere Pewter in other brands
Closest matches to Repose Gray in other brands
Common questions
- Is Revere Pewter the same color as Repose Gray?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.3. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Revere Pewter and Repose Gray.
- Which is lighter, Revere Pewter or Repose Gray?
- Repose Gray, with an LRV of 58 against 55.1.
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Sources: Revere Pewter: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02); Repose Gray: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.