Woodcliff Lake (BM 980)
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Woodcliff Lake (BM 980) is a very deep, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 16.9, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Woodcliff Lake
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Woodcliff Lake by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Woodcliff Lake, 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 | Library Pewter | SW 0038 | 17 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Toasted Walnut | 720D-6 | 14.8 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Olive Sawdust | 6007-2C | 16 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sleeping Giant | 1025-6 | 16 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Woodcliff Lake (LRV 16.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Woodcliff Lake
Darker than Woodcliff Lake
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 980 |
| Hex | #786E61 |
| RGB | 120, 110, 97 |
| HSL | 34°, 11%, 43% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.0, 1.6, 8.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Woodcliff Lake (BM 980), published as #786E61
#696560
#877761
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Woodcliff Lake (BM 980)?
- Woodcliff Lake has an LRV of 16.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Woodcliff Lake is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Woodcliff Lake in another brand?
- Sleeping Giant (PPG 1025-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Woodcliff Lake warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Woodcliff Lake as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.7; 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.