Revere Pewter

HC-172 · Benjamin Moore

Benjamin Moore

Revere Pewter

HC-172

Hex code

#CBC6B8

Light reflectance value (LRV)

55.1Light, brightens without washing out

0 black100 white

Undertone

Subtle yellow-beige, a warm color

Color family: Neutral
Sold for: Interior and exterior

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Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter HC-172 is a warm gray with a beige core, the color most people picture when they hear the word greige. Its LRV of 55 sits in the middle of the light band, deep enough to read as a color against white trim and light enough to carry a whole floor. Our method reads it as a subtle yellow-beige, warm but held back, with a faint green edge that keeps it from turning tan.

Is Revere Pewter warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers

leans yellow

Undertone

Subtle yellow-beige

graysaturated

A gentle lean, quiet on the wall.

Measured, Revere Pewter carries a small, steady dose of yellow and sits a hair to the green side of neutral, with no red in it at all. That green trace is what makes it read as gray first and beige second, and it is why the color turns murky in a room floored with orange-toned oak. Against white trim it never disappears, since there is enough pigment in it to hold a wall on its own. Beside cool gray tile the beige comes forward and it looks warm. Beside a true taupe such as Smokey Taupe 983, which holds a trace of red instead, it is the cooler and quieter of the two.

Revere Pewter in north, south, east and west light

North light is where Revere Pewter earns its reputation for moving: the cool cast pulls the green forward, the beige drops back, and the room can settle into a flat, heavy gray. Warm oak, a warm white on the trim and 2700K bulbs put the beige back where it belongs. South and west rooms give the chip version first and a creamier one through the afternoon. East light is warmest at breakfast and grayer by evening, so judge a board at the hour you actually use the room. Anything above 4000K takes the warmth out completely.

Watch for

A north room lit only by cool bulbs takes the beige out and leaves flat gray
The wall opposite the window in a small room reads a full step darker
Turns murky over orange-toned oak, so lay the board on the floor before deciding

Best rooms and surfaces for Revere Pewter

Revere Pewter is a whole-floor color: living rooms, dining rooms, hallways and stair walls, where its depth keeps big connected spaces from reading as an off-white. Bedrooms take it well when the light comes from more than one side. On kitchen cabinets it reads as a soft greige rather than a gray, so the counter and backsplash have to be clearly lighter than the doors or the run goes muddy; perimeter cabinets in it under a lighter island is the safer split. Bathrooms are the room to watch, because cool gray tile and 4000K vanity bulbs strip the beige and leave it dull. Bring in wood, brass or a warmer floor and the problem goes away.

Revere Pewter on an exterior

Benjamin Moore sells Revere Pewter for exterior use and it turns up often on shingle and lap siding. Full sun lifts it several steps toward a light beige, so a large sunny elevation will not look like the chip, while the shaded sides show the green in it instead. White Dove OC-17 is Benjamin Moore's own light pick with it and reads clean as trim. Chelsea Gray HC-168 and Sparrow AF-720, both from the same coordinating list, hold up on shutters and a front door.

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Revere Pewter vs Agreeable Gray, Edgecomb Gray, Accessible Beige, Pale Oak and Repose Gray

Living room walls rendered in Sherwin-Williams Agreeable Gray SW 7029, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Revere Pewter vs Agreeable Gray SW 7029

Revere Pewter is noticeably darker; both have a subtle yellow-beige undertone.

Agreeable Gray SW 7029 is the Sherwin-Williams greige weighed against Revere Pewter more than any other, and it is the lighter by about five points, 60 against 55. Both measure a subtle yellow-beige, but Agreeable Gray has almost no green in it, so it holds steady where Revere Pewter shifts. Take Agreeable Gray for a dim room that needs the extra light; take Revere Pewter when the walls should sit down and read as a color.

Living room walls rendered in Benjamin Moore Edgecomb Gray HC-173, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Revere Pewter vs Edgecomb Gray HC-173

Revere Pewter is noticeably darker; undertone subtle yellow-beige vs noticeable yellow-beige.

Edgecomb Gray HC-173 is eight points lighter, 63 to 55, and carries more yellow: a noticeable yellow-beige where Revere Pewter is a subtle one. On a wall Edgecomb Gray shows as a warm off-white and Revere Pewter shows as a gray. Small north-facing rooms usually want Edgecomb Gray. A room with good light that needs the walls to have some weight wants Revere Pewter.

Living room walls rendered in Sherwin-Williams Accessible Beige SW 7036, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Revere Pewter vs Accessible Beige SW 7036

Revere Pewter is a touch darker; undertone subtle yellow-beige vs noticeable yellow-beige.

Accessible Beige SW 7036 is a couple of points lighter and clearly the beiger of the pair, a noticeable yellow-beige against a subtle one, with warmth where Revere Pewter has its green trace. Set them side by side and one looks like a beige and the other like a gray. Choose Accessible Beige with cream cabinets and warm stone; choose Revere Pewter with black metal, white marble or cooler tile.

Living room walls rendered in Benjamin Moore Pale Oak OC-20, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Revere Pewter vs Pale Oak OC-20

Revere Pewter is much darker; both have a subtle yellow-beige undertone.

Pale Oak OC-20 is far lighter, 69 against 55, close enough to an off-white that it can pass for a warm white on a wall. Revere Pewter has roughly a step and a half more depth and reads as a full color. The two get shortlisted for the same open plan: Pale Oak keeps a dark room bright, Revere Pewter gives a bright room something to hold on to.

Living room walls rendered in Sherwin-Williams Repose Gray SW 7015, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Revere Pewter vs Repose Gray SW 7015

Revere Pewter is noticeably darker; both have a subtle yellow-beige undertone.

Repose Gray SW 7015 is three points lighter and measures the same subtle yellow-beige, so warmth is not what separates the two. Repose Gray is generally treated as the cooler and grayer, and Revere Pewter is the one carrying a green trace that weak light brings out. If a room already runs cool, the beige in Revere Pewter answers it. If you want walls that stay plainly gray, Repose Gray drifts less.

Questions about Revere Pewter

Does Revere Pewter look green?

In cool light, yes. It sits a hair to the green side of neutral, and north light or a 4000K bulb brings that forward while the beige drops back. Orange-toned oak floors do the same thing by contrast. Warm bulbs, warm wood and a warm white on the trim keep it reading as a warm gray instead.

Is Revere Pewter a good color for kitchen cabinets?

It works when the rest of the kitchen is lighter than the doors. On cabinet fronts it reads as a soft greige, not a gray, and a dark counter or a beige backsplash will pull the whole run muddy. A white or pale stone counter, brass or matte black hardware and a wall lighter than the cabinets keep it clean. Perimeter cabinets in it with a white island is the usual split.

What is the Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Revere Pewter?

There is no official one, but by measurement Simple Stone SW 9521 comes nearest, close enough that few people would call them apart on a wall, with Useful Gray SW 7050 just behind. Neither has a page here yet. Of the Sherwin-Williams colors that do, Repose Gray SW 7015 and Accessible Beige SW 7036 are the two people end up comparing. Both are measured matches, worked out from published color values.

What colors go with Revere Pewter?

Benjamin Moore's own picks with it are White Dove OC-17 on trim, Fog Mist OC-31 for a lighter partner wall or ceiling, and Chelsea Gray HC-168 and Sparrow AF-720 as the darker accents. Beyond that list it sits easily with white oak, walnut, black metal and cream stone. Strong pink-beige tile is the pairing to avoid, since it pushes the green forward.

Is Revere Pewter good for exteriors?

Yes, and it is one of the more common siding colors in this family. Plan for sun: a wall in full afternoon light reads several steps lighter than the sample, closer to a light beige, while the shaded elevations keep the gray. Sample the brightest side of the house and the darkest one before committing, then pick the trim white from what you see.

Get a sample before you paint

Use the visualizer to narrow your shortlist, then confirm the finalist on your actual wall. A peel-and-stick sample of Revere Pewter, checked in morning and evening light, is the last step before a gallon.