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Gibraltar Cliffs 1587
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Undertone: Subtle blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Gibraltar Cliffs sits at L* 62.4, a* -3.6, b* -1.2. Its hue angle is 199° and its chroma is 3.8, so it leans blue-green only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 25%.
LRV 31.8: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 31.8, Gibraltar Cliffs is lighter than 35% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Gibraltar Cliffs
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadet | SW 9143 | 2.14 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| African Gray | SW 9162 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Steely Gray | SW 7664 | 2.98 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Gibraltar Cliffs
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Fence | 720F-4 | 0.96 | Practically identical | |
| Millennium Silver | HDC-NT-27 | 1.31 | Very close | |
| Moonquake | N450-4 | 1.64 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewster Gray | HC-162 | 1.41 | Very close | |
| Cloudy Sky | 2122-30 | 1.90 | Very close | |
| Tucker Gray | CW-705 | 2.50 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Stonybrook | 1566 | 2.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Puritan Gray | HC-164 | 2.90 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gray Cardigan | 1600 | 3.14 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Puritan Gray HC-164 · lighter, LRV 34.3
- Gray Cardigan 1600 · lighter, LRV 34.7
- Vintage Pewter CSP-110 · lighter, LRV 33.8
- Amsterdam AF-550 · darker, LRV 29.2
- Stonehedge ES-76 · darker, LRV 28.0
- Sioux Falls 705 · darker, LRV 29.3
Colors that go with Gibraltar Cliffs
Gibraltar Cliffs is too close to neutral (chroma 3.8) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its blue-green lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Gibraltar Cliffs vs popular colors
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 6.9) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more saturated.
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 8.7) is darker (LRV 25.1 vs 31.8), more blue/cool, more green, more saturated.
- Dorian Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7017, ΔE 9.3) is lighter (LRV 38.7 vs 31.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink.