The closest match, up front. The Benjamin Moore color most designers reach for when they want Pewter Green SW 6208 (LRV 12) is Vintage Vogue 462 (approx LRV 13), a deep grayed green that lands a hair lighter and a touch more saturated.
On the Behr side, the widely recommended stand-in is Vine Leaf PPU10-02 (approx LRV 12), another deep gray-green that reads a shade warmer and slightly more olive.
Every one of these deltas is small (a point or two of LRV and a subtle undertone shift), which is exactly why a chart cannot settle it. The only way to be sure is to test the match on your own wall.
Sherwin-Williams Pewter Green (SW 6208) is one of the most requested deep gray-greens in the country, the color behind half the moody kitchens and studies on the internet, so the question we hear right behind "should I use it?" is a version of "what is it in Benjamin Moore?" The honest answer starts with a caveat: no paint brand publishes official cross-brand equivalents, and none ever will. Matching a color across decks is not a lookup, it is a judgment call about which chip lands closest on two axes at once: light reflectance value (LRV) and undertone. Pewter Green sits at LRV 12 with a muted, grayed-green base, so a good match has to hold both of those together, not just one. For the full method behind any of these calls, start with our guide to how cross-brand paint matching works.
The closest matches, side by side
| Color | Brand and code | Approx LRV | Undertone vs Pewter Green | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pewter Green (reference) | Sherwin-Williams SW 6208 | 12 | The benchmark: a muted, balanced gray-green (approx hex #5E6259, RGB 94, 98, 89) | The color you are matching |
| Vintage Vogue | Benjamin Moore 462 | 13 | Very close: a hair lighter and a touch more saturated green, slightly less gray in the base (approx hex #5B6153, RGB 91, 97, 83) | Closest widely recommended BM match |
| Backwoods | Benjamin Moore 469 | 12 | A shade deeper and moodier, leans more forest and moss than gray (approx hex #565E4E, RGB 86, 94, 78) | Best BM alternative if you want more depth |
| Vine Leaf | Behr PPU10-02 | 12 | Very close: a touch warmer and slightly more olive, a hint less gray on a full wall (approx hex #5E6252, RGB 94, 98, 82) | Closest widely recommended Behr match |
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LRVs above are approximations of each brand's published figures, and the hex and RGB values are digital renderings that shift with your screen. None of them is authoritative. A physical paint chip, viewed in your own room, is the only reference that decides a match.
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Why there is no exact Pewter Green equivalent
Two brands can print two chips that measure the same LRV and still look different on a wall, because LRV only captures how much light a color bounces back. It says nothing about the colorants underneath. Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore mix from different base and tint systems, with different pigments doing the graying and the greening, so even a careful match will drift on the undertone axis. Pewter Green settles into a soft, balanced gray-green; Vintage Vogue lets a little more green through and reads marginally cleaner; Backwoods sinks deeper toward forest and moss. Those are not defects, they are just what happens when you cross decks. The gap is usually a point or two of LRV and one small undertone step, which is invisible on a sample card and obvious on a sunlit wall.
Sheen and light tilt the result further. A matte finish mutes undertone and hides small differences; a satin or eggshell in a bright room amplifies them. A deep color like Pewter Green is especially sensitive: at LRV 12 it swings from near-charcoal in a dim north room to a clear sage-green in full sun, and its match swings with it, just not always in the same direction. Add your flooring, your trim color, and the way your windows face, and the "same" gray-green can read moody in one room and almost gray in the next. This is why we never call any of these an exact or official equivalent. The right phrase is the closest widely recommended match, and the closest match still has to be tested against the exact light where it will live.
When the Benjamin Moore match works (and when to stay Sherwin-Williams)
- Go with Vintage Vogue or Backwoods when your contractor already stocks Benjamin Moore, or your trim and cabinets are BM, and you would rather keep one paint system than chase a cross-brand tint.
- Stay Sherwin-Williams when other rooms or cabinets in the house are already Pewter Green. Batch and brand consistency across a whole home beats a one-point LRV preference every time.
- Lean to Backwoods if your samples of Pewter Green felt a touch light or too gray and you want more forest depth; lean to Vintage Vogue if you want to stay as close as possible to the original. For how Pewter Green behaves by room and exposure, see Pewter Green undertones and best rooms.
- Do not expect the BM match to fix an undertone you already dislike. If Pewter Green reads too gray or too blue in your light, a match that leans the same way will too. When you are weighing two close colors like this, our side-by-side method for comparing paint colors keeps the test honest.
Related matches
Matching one deep gray-green usually means matching its neighbors too. If your palette leans a little softer and grayer, here is the Benjamin Moore match for Evergreen Fog, the lighter sage-gray that lives a shelf up from Pewter Green. And if you are cross-shopping the cooler, blue-leaning side of the family, we ran the same exercise for the Benjamin Moore match for Comfort Gray. Each uses the same LRV-plus-undertone method, and each ends the same way: confirm the finalist on your own wall before you commit a gallon.
Frequently asked questions
What is the closest Benjamin Moore equivalent of Pewter Green?
The closest widely recommended Benjamin Moore match is Vintage Vogue 462, at an approximate LRV of 13 against Pewter Green's LRV of 12. It is a deep grayed green that reads a hair lighter and a touch more saturated, with slightly less gray in the base. Backwoods 469 (approx LRV 12) is a close alternative that runs a shade deeper and moodier. Neither is an official or exact equivalent, so treat both as strong starting points to test, not guaranteed twins.
Is there a Behr version of Pewter Green?
There is no official Behr version, but the match most people reach for is Behr Vine Leaf PPU10-02, at an approximate LRV of 12. It sits very close to Pewter Green on depth while reading a touch warmer and slightly more olive, with a hint less gray on a full wall. Because Behr mixes from its own tint system, expect a small undertone shift rather than an identical color, and confirm it with a sample in your own light.
Is Vintage Vogue the same color as Pewter Green?
No, they are close cousins, not the same color. Vintage Vogue 462 measures about one LRV point lighter and carries a slightly cleaner, more saturated green, while Pewter Green SW 6208 leans a touch grayer and quieter. On a small chip the difference is nearly invisible; on a sunlit wall it is easier to see, especially next to white trim. That is why we call Vintage Vogue the closest match rather than a duplicate.
Will the Benjamin Moore match look identical to Pewter Green on my wall?
Not exactly. Two deep gray-greens at nearly the same LRV can still diverge on undertone because each brand uses different pigments, and your lighting, sheen, flooring, and trim all push the result one way or the other. The delta between Pewter Green and its Benjamin Moore match is small, but small is not zero. The reliable move is to preview both on a photo of your actual room, or sample them side by side, before you buy.
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