CP
BEHR · DC-009

Behr Vintage Pewter#CBC4B7 · LRV 56

Vintage Pewter reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr DC-009 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

BEHR VINTAGE PEWTER
RGB 203, 196, 183 LRV 56

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Vintage Pewter
SKU DC-009
Hex #CBC4B7
RGB 203, 196, 183
HSL 39°, 16%, 76%
LRV 56
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Behr Vintage Pewter

At LRV 56, Vintage Pewter is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Vintage Pewter is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.

Closest matches at every US brand

13 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.75
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
PPG14-32 · #CEC6B8 · ΔE 0.75 · LRV 57
PPG1021-2 · #CEC5B6 · ΔE 1.1 · LRV 56
PPG15-28 · #CBC1B3 · ΔE 1.54 · LRV 54
PPG1076-3 · #CFC2B3 · ΔE 2.76 · LRV 55
PPG1020-3 · #CEC1B5 · ΔE 3.23 · LRV 55

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.75
All neutral at Kompozit →
0196 · #CEC6B8 · ΔE 0.75 · LRV 57
0210 · #CDC7BD · ΔE 1.5 · LRV 58
0217 · #D0C7B6 · ΔE 1.81 · LRV 58
0370 · #C9C7B6 · ΔE 3.44 · LRV 57
0580 · #C4C5BC · ΔE 3.95 · LRV 55

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.77
All neutral at Valspar →
M341 · #C8C2B6 · ΔE 0.77 · LRV 54.2
8005-5B · #CDC2B2 · ΔE 1.96 · LRV 55
V135-2 · #CDC2B2 · ΔE 1.96 · LRV 54.9
M204 · #C8C5B7 · ΔE 2.22 · LRV 55.4
M243 · #CEC2B4 · ΔE 2.37 · LRV 55.1

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.98
All neutral at C2 Paint →
C2-817 · #CAC5B9 · ΔE 0.98 · LRV 56
C2-911 · #CEC5B4 · ΔE 1.66 · LRV 56
C2-816 · #D0C7B3 · ΔE 2.81 · LRV 58
C2-944 · #C7C4B0 · ΔE 3.98 · LRV 55
C2-961 · #C0C2B6 · ΔE 4.53 · LRV 53

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.06
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
983 · #CDC4B5 · ΔE 1.06 · LRV 55
CC-460 · #CDC4B5 · ΔE 1.06 · LRV 55
973 · #CBC6B8 · ΔE 1.3 · LRV 55
HC-172 · #CBC6B8 · ΔE 1.3 · LRV 55
1535 · #C9C5B8 · ΔE 1.54 · LRV 55
SW 9606 · #CEC5B6 · ΔE 1.1 · LRV 56
SW 7043 · #CEC6BB · ΔE 1.35 · LRV 57
SW 9577 · #D0C6B8 · ΔE 1.53 · LRV 57
SW 9521 · #CDC7B7 · ΔE 1.67 · LRV 57
SW 7022 · #CCC5BD · ΔE 2.4 · LRV 57

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.16
All neutral at Diamond Vogel →
0196 · #D0C8BA · ΔE 1.16 · LRV 58
0567 · #C8C0B4 · ΔE 1.24 · LRV 53
H106 · #CBC2AF · ΔE 2.42 · LRV 53
0420 · #C5C2B2 · ΔE 2.83 · LRV 54
0580 · #C5C6BD · ΔE 3.96 · LRV 56

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.33
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DEGR22 · #CDC8BC · ΔE 1.33 · LRV 58
DEGR32 · #CDC9BB · ΔE 2.03 · LRV 58
DEBN62 · #C8C2B0 · ΔE 2.43 · LRV 54
DESS45 · #C9C7B6 · ΔE 3.44 · LRV 56
DET623 · #D0C5BE · ΔE 4.17 · LRV 57

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.63
All neutral at Dutch Boy →
439-2DB · #C6C0B6 · ΔE 1.63 · LRV 53
405-2DB · #C8BFB5 · ΔE 2.31 · LRV 53
442-2DB · #CCC5BD · ΔE 2.4 · LRV 57
447-1DB · #CEC6BE · ΔE 2.7 · LRV 57
422-2DB · #C5C4B5 · ΔE 3.4 · LRV 54

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.67
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-104 · #D1C8B8 · ΔE 1.67 · LRV 58
JG-18 · #CDCABC · ΔE 2.55 · LRV 59
JG-127 · #C7C2BB · ΔE 2.69 · LRV 54
JG-117 · #CBC9C1 · ΔE 3.05 · LRV 58
JG-12 · #C5C9C2 · ΔE 5.52 · LRV 58

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.13
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 229 · #C7BEB3 · ΔE 2.13 · LRV 52
NO. 9904 · #CCC9BC · ΔE 2.29 · LRV 58
NO. 242 · #C3C1BB · ΔE 3.56 · LRV 53
NO. 264 · #CFC1AD · ΔE 3.58 · LRV 54
NO. 286 · #CFC4C0 · ΔE 5.58 · LRV 57

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.48
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-17 · #D4CBC0 · ΔE 2.48 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-08 · #CBCBC5 · ΔE 4.33 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-09 · #C1C3C0 · ΔE 5.64 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-70 · #C9CDB9 · ΔE 6.7 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-10 · #C1CAC5 · ΔE 7.72 · LRV 58

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.12
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 3.12 · LRV 65
BD-AU · #E5C8B7 · ΔE 9.34 · LRV 60
BD-BG · #E5BEB0 · ΔE 12.89 · LRV 53
BD-UD · #A4B5BB · ΔE 13.29 · LRV 41
BD-LO · #A4C2D2 · ΔE 17.2 · LRV 51

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

The nearest shades to Vintage Pewter within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

PPU5-08 · LRV 55
720C-3 · LRV 56
ECC-14-1 · LRV 56
MQ2-50 · LRV 56
ICC-89 · LRV 57
N190-3 · LRV 55

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #CBC4B7 in HSL space. Pair Vintage Pewter with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CBC4B7 + #B7BECB
TRIADIC
#CBC4B7 · #B7CBC4 · #C4B7CB
ANALOGOUS
#CBBAB7 · #CBC4B7 · #C8CBB7

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.73:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.12:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Behr Vintage Pewter Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Vintage Pewter from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Behr DC-009 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Kompozit Equivalent of Vintage Pewter

The closest Kompozit equivalent of Vintage Pewter is Overgrown (0196). At ΔE 0.75 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 57 vs 56). If Kompozit is your counter, order Overgrown and you'll get the same color. See the full Overgrown swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Vintage Pewter

The closest C2 Paint equivalent of Vintage Pewter is Shaker (C2-817). At ΔE 0.98 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 56 vs 56). If C2 Paint is your counter, order Shaker and you'll get the same color. See the full Shaker swatch →

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Vintage Pewter

Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Slumber Sloth (SW 9606), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.1). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 56 vs 56) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Vintage Pewter without repainting risk. See the full Slumber Sloth swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Vintage Pewter

PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Synchronicity (PPG1021-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.1). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 56 vs 56) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Vintage Pewter without repainting risk. See the full Synchronicity swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Vintage Pewter

Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Seattle Mist (1535), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.54). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 55 vs 56) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Vintage Pewter without repainting risk. See the full Seattle Mist swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Vintage Pewter

At Valspar, the closest color to Vintage Pewter is Swiss Livery (M204) — very close at ΔE 2.22, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 55.4 vs 56) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Swiss Livery swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Vintage Pewter

At Farrow & Ball, the closest color to Vintage Pewter is Shadow Gray (NO. 9904) — very close at ΔE 2.29, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 56) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Shadow Gray swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Vintage Pewter

At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Vintage Pewter is Centuryed Gray (442-2DB) — very close at ΔE 2.4, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 57 vs 56) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Centuryed Gray swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Vintage Pewter

At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Vintage Pewter is Mineral Point (H106) — very close at ΔE 2.42, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 53 vs 56) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Mineral Point swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Vintage Pewter

At Magnolia Home, the closest color to Vintage Pewter is Anatolian (JG-127) — very close at ΔE 2.69, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 54 vs 56) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Anatolian swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Vintage Pewter

At Backdrop, the closest color to Vintage Pewter is Real Real (BD-RR) — very close at ΔE 3.12, though not an exact twin. It runs noticeably lighter (LRV 65 vs 56) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Real Real swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Vintage Pewter

At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Vintage Pewter is Silver Mining (DESS45) — very close at ΔE 3.44, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 56 vs 56) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Silver Mining swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Vintage Pewter

Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Vintage Pewter — the nearest deck color, Motor City (PNT100-LT-09), is clearly different (ΔE 5.64). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Behr DC-009 instead. See the full Motor City swatch →

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