Rocky Cliff
M252 · #C3C4B8 · LRV 54.6 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Rocky Cliff54.6
- 4Sea Salt63
- 5Wickham Gray68
What Color Is Rocky Cliff, Really?
Rocky Cliff reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar M252 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Rocky Cliff
Rocky Cliff 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Rocky Cliff
At LRV 54.6, Rocky Cliff is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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 Rocky Cliff 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 Valspar M252 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 | Comfort GraySW 6205 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 54 | Color page → |
| Behr | Foggy LondonPPU25-09 · Behr | 1.5 | 54 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Silver Song1557 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 53 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Silent StormPPG1033-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 55 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Grey Nuance90YY 55/049 · Glidden | 1.6 | 55 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Colonial Gray422-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.4 | 54 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Rocky Cliff within Valspar'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 #C3C4B8 in HSL space. Pair Rocky Cliff with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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