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Cliffside Gray HC-180
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Undertone: Subtle green undertone
In CIELAB, Cliffside Gray sits at L* 83.0, a* -2.5, b* 2.5. Its hue angle is 135° and its chroma is 3.5, so it leans green only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 28%.
LRV 60.6: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 60.6, Cliffside Gray is lighter than 66% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Cliffside Gray
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moorstone | SW 9630 | 1.02 | Very close | |
| Sea Salt | SW 6204 | 1.17 | Very close | |
| Silver Strand | SW 7057 | 1.33 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Cliffside Gray
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Setting | PWL-89 | 0.69 | Practically identical | |
| Salt Glaze | PPU12-11 | 1.01 | Very close | |
| Planetary Silver | N460-2 | 1.18 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleigh Bells | 1480 | 0.24 | Practically identical | |
| Arctic Gray | 1577 | 0.98 | Practically identical | |
| Sterling | 1591 | 1.11 | Very close | |
| Gray Cashmere | 2138-60 | 1.75 | Very close | |
| Silvery Moon | 1604 | 1.76 | Very close | |
| Stonington Gray | HC-170 | 1.78 | Very close |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Kitten Whiskers 1003 · lighter, LRV 64.7
- Bone China CC-426 · lighter, LRV 64.7
- Par Four 470 · lighter, LRV 64.3
- Seacliff Heights 688 · darker, LRV 57.6
- Apparition 860 · darker, LRV 57.3
- Gentle Gray 1626 · darker, LRV 57.2
Colors that go with Cliffside Gray
Cliffside Gray is too close to neutral (chroma 3.5) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its green lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Cliffside Gray vs popular colors
- Sea Salt (Sherwin-Williams SW 6204, ΔE 1.2) is lighter (LRV 63.2 vs 60.6).
- Gray Cashmere (Benjamin Moore 2138-60, ΔE 1.7) is lighter (LRV 64.5 vs 60.6), more green.
- Stonington Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-170, ΔE 1.8) is about as light, more red/pink.