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Valspar Rocky Cliff#C3C4B8 · LRV 54.6

Rocky Cliff reads as a yellow / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar M252 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR ROCKY CLIFF
RGB 195, 196, 184 LRV 54.6

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Rocky Cliff
SKU M252
Hex #C3C4B8
RGB 195, 196, 184
HSL 65°, 9%, 75%
LRV 54.6
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Neutral

About Valspar 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.

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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Rippled Rock
SKU 0580 · #C4C5BC · LRV 55
ΔE 1.37 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.9
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1557
#C2C3B9
Silver Song
ΔE 0.9 · LRV 53
1535
#C9C5B8
Seattle Mist
ΔE 2.47 · LRV 55
1570
#BFC6BB
Gray Wisp
ΔE 2.69 · LRV
CC-670
#BFC6BB
Gray Wisp
ΔE 2.69 · LRV
1550
#C5C1B8
Cumulus Cloud
ΔE 3.18 · LRV 52

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.06
All neutral at Behr →
UL210-8
#C0C2B8
Silver Sage
ΔE 1.06 · LRV 53
710E-3
#BEC3BC
Rhino
ΔE 2.69 · LRV 54
PPU11-11
#BDC4B6
Summer Green
ΔE 2.96 · LRV 54
PPU8-17
#C5C0B1
Fortress Stone
ΔE 3.04 · LRV 53
N230-3
#C8C1B6
Armadillo
ΔE 4.23 · LRV 54

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.55
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 266
#C0C2B3
Mizzle
ΔE 1.55 · LRV 53
NO. 275
#C4BEB4
Purbeck Stone
ΔE 4.07 · LRV 52
NO. 242
#C8C3BC
Pavilion Gray
ΔE 4.33 · LRV 55
NO. 211
#CEC1AD
Stony Ground
ΔE 6.73 · LRV 54
NO. 229
#CCBFB3
Elephant's Breath
ΔE 7.15 · LRV 53

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.65
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1033-3
#C3C7BD
Silent Storm
ΔE 1.65 · LRV 56
1128-4
#BEC4B7
Balsam
ΔE 2.4 · LRV 54
1030-2
#C3C7B2
Pale Pine
ΔE 3.98 · LRV 56
10-30
#BCC8BA
Niagara Mist
ΔE 4.89 · LRV 56
15-28
#CBC1B4
Great Gray
ΔE 5.48 · LRV 54

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.38
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6205
#BEC3BB
Comfort Gray
ΔE 2.38 · LRV 54
SW 7649
#C2C0BA
Silverplate
ΔE 3.53 · LRV 53
SW 7641
#C6C0B6
Colonnade Gray
ΔE 3.95 · LRV 53
SW 7672
#C3C1BC
Knitting Needles
ΔE 3.95 · LRV 53
SW 1015
#C6BFB3
Skyline Steel
ΔE 4.15 · LRV 53

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.72
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-12
#C5C9C2
Wedding Band
ΔE 2.72 · LRV 58
JG-06
#B9BFB5
Americana Egg
ΔE 2.78 · LRV 51
JG-56
#BEC3B2
Clean Lines
ΔE 2.99 · LRV 53
JG-127
#C7C2BB
Anatolian
ΔE 4.33 · LRV 54
JG-83
#C1C5C5
Loft
ΔE 5.76 · LRV 55

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.49
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 3.49 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 4.08 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 4.19 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 4.56 · LRV 58
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 4.95 · LRV 60

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.59
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6290
#BCC4BD
Ashwood
ΔE 3.59 · LRV 54
DE6234
#C5C0AC
Serene Thought
ΔE 3.94 · LRV 53
DEC795
#C3C0BB
Gray Pearl
ΔE 4.34 · LRV 53
DEC782
#B9C3B3
Belize Green
ΔE 4.51 · LRV 53
DE6297
#B6C4BD
Patina Creek
ΔE 5.71 · LRV 53

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.98
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 4.98 · LRV 65
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 11.01 · LRV 41
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 13.58 · LRV 60
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 15.12 · LRV 51
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 17.22 · LRV 53

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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.

M354
Cool Sea Air
LRV 54.8
8004-32C
Irish Moor
LRV 55
V145-2
Zen Pebble
LRV 55.1
M111
Feathers of a Dove
LRV 53.9
M204
Swiss Livery
LRV 55.4
M341
Clay Figurine
LRV 54.2

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.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C3C4B8 + #B9B8C4
TRIADIC
#C3C4B8 · #B8C3C4 · #C4B8C3
ANALOGOUS
#C4BFB8 · #C3C4B8 · #BDC4B8

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.76:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.91:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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