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Revere Pewter HC-172: hex #CBC6B8, LRV and undertone

Revere Pewter HC-172 is a Benjamin Moore paint, hex #CBC6B8, LRV 55.05. It measures as a warm neutral with a yellow undertone (OKLCH hue 91°).

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

Benjamin MooreRevere PewterHC-172

Hex: #CBC6B8
RGB: 203, 198, 184
LRV: 55.05
Undertone: Warm neutral, yellow undertone

LRV 55.05. Mid-tone: noticeably colored; best in rooms with good daylight.

A neutral with a yellow cast (OKLCH hue 91°, chroma 0.020). Expect the yellow to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Benjamin Moore suggests

Chelsea GrayHC-168
White DoveOC-17
SparrowAF-720
Fog MistOC-31

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Benjamin Moore on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Benjamin Moore.

ColorPlum swatchRevere Pewterlight, grayish orange

HEX: #CBC6B8
RGB: rgb(203, 198, 184)
HSL: hsl(44, 15%, 76%)

Best text on it: black at 12.30:1

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Revere Pewter#CBC6B8

Every code for Revere Pewter

HEX#CBC6B8
RGBrgb(203, 198, 184)
HSLhsl(44, 15%, 76%)
HSV44°, 9%, 80%
CMYK0%, 2%, 9%, 20%
Lablab(80% 0 7.7)
OKLCHoklch(82.7% 0.02 90.6)
Decimal13354680

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Revere Pewter in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#FAF9F8
80%#F5F4F1
70%#EFEEEA
60%#EAE8E3
50%#E5E3DC
40%#E0DDD4
30%#DBD7CD
20%#D5D1C6
10%#D0CCBF
Base#CBC6B8
10%#B7B2A6
20%#A29E93
30%#8E8B81
40%#7A776E
50%#66635C
60%#514F4A
70%#3D3B37
80%#292825
90%#141412

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#C4BFB2
20%#BCB8AD
30%#B5B1A7
40%#ADAAA2
50%#A6A39C
60%#9E9C96
70%#979591
80%#8F8E8B
90%#888786

Matching colors

Complementary

#CBC6B8
#B8BDCB

Analogous

#CBBDB8
#CBC6B8
#C6CBB8

Triadic

#CBC6B8
#B8CBC6
#C6B8CB

Split complementary

#CBC6B8
#B8C7CB
#BDB8CB

Tetradic (square)

#CBC6B8
#B8CBBC
#B8BDCB
#CBB8C6

Monochromatic

#877E63
#ABA38C
#CBC6B8
#EBE9E4
#F6F6F3

Revere Pewter in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Revere Pewter with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Revere Pewter
Triad #B8CBC6
Triad #C6B8CB
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Revere Pewter in use

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Card body text stays dark for reading; revere pewter carries the header and the button.

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Headline in Revere Pewter

A paragraph with a link in dark text, because this color is too light for text on white; use it for fills instead.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#CBC6B8
Protanopia (no red cones)#C9C5B7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#CBC7B8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#CFC4C2

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	1.70:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	12.30:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	1.70:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	12.30:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.48:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --revere-pewter: #cbc6b8;
  --revere-pewter-rgb: 203 198 184;
  --revere-pewter-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Revere Pewter carries the code HC-172 and sits in Benjamin Moore's Historical Colors collection. Its hex is #CBC6B8, a mid-light taupe-gray that looks neither cold nor sandy.

The numbers

RGB is 203, 198, 184 and HSL is hsl(44, 15%, 76%). Under OKLCH it becomes oklch(82.7% 0.02 90.6): a lightness over 80%, a low chroma of 0.020 and a hue of about 91°. That hue is in the yellow region, which is why the measured undertone is warm neutral with a yellow cast. Lamplight and cooler neighbors make the yellow more obvious.

At LRV 55.05 it is a mid-tone, noticeably colored, and the file suggests it does best in rooms with good daylight. It is half-bright: a lot lighter than a deep gray, much darker than any white.

Colors listed to go with it

Coordinating entries are Chelsea Gray HC-168, White Dove OC-17, Sparrow AF-720 and Fog Mist OC-31. White Dove has a page here and differs from Revere Pewter by a contrast ratio of 1.46:1, so as trim it gives a soft, low-key border. The rest are by name and code only.

Near neighbors

Same brand, by ΔE: Edgecomb Gray HC-173 at 3.2, Pale Oak OC-20 at 4.7 and Pashmina AF-100 at 5.5. The first two are related but visible, and Pashmina is clearly different.

Sherwin-Williams has three paints in a tight band: Repose Gray SW 7015 at 2.3, Agreeable Gray SW 7029 at 2.4 and Accessible Beige SW 7036 at 2.5. None is under 2, so each is a near cousin and not a twin. Painting a patch of each on one wall will settle it.

Worked example

Consider an open living and dining area with south windows and oak floors. You want a wall color that bridges the two zones without picking a side. Revere Pewter at LRV 55.05 gives enough depth to feel like a color, and White Dove on the trim creates the soft edge you saw in that 1.46:1 pairing.

If the oak looks too orange against it, try Edgecomb Gray, which is 3.2 away and a little lighter. The change is easy to see side by side and hard to describe, so tape both samples near the floor transition and watch them across a full day.

Text colors

On #CBC6B8, black text hits 12.30:1 and white only 1.70:1. A sign, swatch card or web panel in this color needs dark type.