Pewter
Pewter is a Gray paint color from Benjamin Moore, but its character reaches beyond a single label. It appears in Color Preview®, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#979C9FLRV
33.77
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 82 vs 34, Baby's Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 34, Hint of Violet is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 34, Chantilly Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 34, Pale Smoke is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 32), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 35 vs 34), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 35 and 34, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Cobblestone Path reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 34 vs 22, Pewter is decisively the brighter choice.
Pewter reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 12), opening up a space where Desert Shadows encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 34, Hint of Violet is decisively the brighter choice.
Antique Pearl reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 34), opening up a space where Pewter encloses it.
At LRV 34 vs 6, Pewter is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 34 vs 17, Pewter is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (44 vs 34) makes Silver Fox the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 35 and 34, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Silent Night reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Thundercloud Gray reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 34), opening up a space where Pewter encloses it.
Shadow Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pilgrim Haze reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
A 10-point LRV gap (34 vs 24) makes Pewter the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 34 vs 21, Pewter is decisively the brighter choice.
Pewter reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 32), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This classic blue-gray has a soothing cast.