Seacliff Heights (BM 688)
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Seacliff Heights (BM 688) is a medium, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 57.6, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Seacliff Heights
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Seacliff Heights by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Seacliff Heights, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Watery | SW 6478 | 57 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Soothing Spring | HDC-CL-23 | 57.4 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Sparkling Lake | 5002-3B | 58 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Sea Sprite | 1143-3 | 57 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Seacliff Heights (LRV 57.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Seacliff Heights
Darker than Seacliff Heights
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 688 |
| Hex | #BACDC8 |
| RGB | 186, 205, 200 |
| HSL | 164°, 16%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.9, -7.4, 0.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Seacliff Heights (BM 688), published as #BACDC8
#A8C3C6
#CDD7C8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Seacliff Heights (BM 688)?
- Seacliff Heights has an LRV of 57.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Seacliff Heights is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Seacliff Heights in another brand?
- Sparkling Lake (Valspar 5002-3B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Seacliff Heights warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Seacliff Heights as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.3; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.