Cliff's View
DEC720 · #DDC5AA · LRV 54 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Mindful Gray48
- 3Cliff's View54
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Cliff's View, Really?
Cliff's View reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DEC720 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cliff's View
Cliff's View 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.
How Lighting Changes Cliff's View
At LRV 54, Cliff's View 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.
Most complaints about Cliff's View are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DEC720 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Colony BuffSW 7723 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.5 | 59 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sand MotifPPU4-13 · Behr | 0.7 | 59 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Cocoa Sand1122 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 56 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Holmes Cream3004-10B · Valspar | 0.7 | 58.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | My LovePPG1081-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 59 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Classic Ivory20YY 57/178 · Glidden | 1.7 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Cliff's View within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #DDC5AA in HSL space. Pair Cliff's View with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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