Benjamin Moore Light Pewter 1464

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Light Pewter for living room (4 photos)
Benjamin Moore 1464 on kitchen cabinets (1 photo)
Light Pewter for exterior (2 photos)
Benjamin Moore Light Pewter reviews (5 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Light Pewter undertones?
Is Light Pewter 1464 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Light Pewter
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Light Pewter 1464
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Light Pewter 1464
Code:	1464
Name:	Light Pewter
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Light Pewter?

Benjamin Moore Light Pewter 1464 is a pale, softly muted neutral with a gentle gray-beige cast. Its light value keeps walls airy, while the subtle warmth in the color prevents it from reading stark or icy. In bright daylight, Light Pewter can appear close to a warm off-white; under softer evening lighting, its quiet gray undertone becomes more noticeable. It suits bedrooms, living rooms, and hallways where a low-contrast backdrop is wanted without using plain white. Pair it with creamy trim, light oak, linen upholstery, brushed nickel, or charcoal accents for a layered neutral scheme.

Light Pewter for living room (4 photos)

Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space

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Benjamin Moore 1464 on kitchen cabinets

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm grey hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

Benjamin Moore Light Pewter kitchen cabinets color review

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Light Pewter for exterior (2 photos)

Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this warm grey hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

Benjamin Moore Light Pewter exterior color review

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Benjamin Moore Light Pewter house exterior

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Benjamin Moore Light Pewter reviews (5 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

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What are Benjamin Moore Light Pewter undertones?

Light Pewter reads as a light, very muted greige with a soft gray-beige overall character and little obvious saturation. In the supplied digital sample, the slight color bias leans yellow, which can make the neutral base read a touch warmer rather than blue-gray, though the bias is subtle. Benjamin Moore describes it as balancing between warm and cool, which fits its visibly restrained greige character rather than a strongly warm or strongly cool neutral. Warm artificial light may bring out its faint beige-yellow side, while cool daylight may make it appear more gray, but the change should remain fairly subtle.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#DBD8CE

RGB code:

219, 216, 206

Is Benjamin Moore Light Pewter cool or warm?

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With a hue of 46°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

1464 Light Pewter HSL code: 46, 15%, 83%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Light Pewter

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Light Pewter:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

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Darker shades

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Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Light Pewter with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 226, such as Benjamin Moore Bachelor Blue and Approaching Storm.

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LRV of Light Pewter

Light Pewter has an LRV of 67.52% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 67.52%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#DBD8CE
RGB Decimal	219, 216, 206
RGB Percent	85.88%, 84.71%, 80.78%
HSV	Hue: 46° Saturation: 5.94% Value: 85.88%
HSL	hsl(46, 15, 83)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.37 Yellow: 5.94 Key: 14.12
YIQ	Y: 215.757 I: 5.001 Q: -2.477
XYZ	X: 64.907 Y: 68.628 Z: 68.203
CIE Lab	L:86.32 a:-0.726 b:5.289
CIE Luv	L:86.32 u:2.287 v:8.046
Decimal	14407886
Hunter Lab	82.842, -5.118, 9.177