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Englewood Cliffs 1607
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Undertone: Subtle blue undertone
In CIELAB, Englewood Cliffs sits at L* 54.8, a* -1.2, b* -2.3. Its hue angle is 241° and its chroma is 2.6, so it leans blue 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 18%.
LRV 23.8: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 23.8, Englewood Cliffs is lighter than 26% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Englewood 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software | SW 7074 | 0.58 | Practically identical | |
| Scattered Showers | SW 9559 | 1.34 | Very close | |
| Serious Gray | SW 6256 | 2.09 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Englewood 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legendary Gray | PPU26-03 | 1.17 | Very close | |
| Magnetic Gray | N500-5 | 1.31 | Very close | |
| Milestone | 760F-5 | 1.70 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Gray | 1615 | 0.59 | Practically identical | |
| Shark Gray | 2134-40 | 1.33 | Very close | |
| Lampblack | CW-695 | 2.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Shaker Gray | 1594 | 2.20 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Charcoal Linen | 2133-40 | 2.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Georgetown Gray | ES-77 | 3.17 | 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.
- Secret AF-710 · lighter, LRV 25.9
- Evening Skyline CSP-505 · lighter, LRV 26.6
- Hearthstone 1601 · lighter, LRV 27.4
- Granite AF-660 · darker, LRV 21.9
- Montpelier AF-555 · darker, LRV 22.4
- Asphalt CC-548 · darker, LRV 21.3
Colors that go with Englewood Cliffs
Englewood Cliffs is too close to neutral (chroma 2.6) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its blue lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Englewood Cliffs vs popular colors
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 7.5) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 23.8), more yellow/warm.
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 8.5) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more saturated.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 8.6) is darker (LRV 17.4 vs 23.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink.