Rock Cliffs (PPG 14-09)
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Rock Cliffs (PPG 14-09) is a medium, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 44, so it reflects about 44 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rock Cliffs
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Rock Cliffs by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Rock Cliffs, 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 | Favorite Tan | SW 6157 | 44 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Greenbrier Beige | HC-79 | 41.6 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Mochachino | 740D-4 | 43.7 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Wetland Clay | 3007-10A | 44 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Rock Cliffs (LRV 44) by LRV.
Lighter than Rock Cliffs
Darker than Rock Cliffs
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 14-09 |
| Hex | #C0AF92 |
| RGB | 192, 175, 146 |
| HSL | 38°, 27%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.2, 1.5, 17.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rock Cliffs (PPG 14-09), published as #C0AF92
#B0A591
#D0B992
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rock Cliffs (PPG 14-09)?
- Rock Cliffs has an LRV of 44. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rock Cliffs is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Rock Cliffs in another brand?
- Mochachino (Behr 740D-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Rock Cliffs warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Rock Cliffs as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.1; 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.