Benjamin Moore Woodcliff Lake 980

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What are Benjamin Moore Woodcliff Lake undertones?
Is Woodcliff Lake 980 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Woodcliff Lake
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Woodcliff Lake 980
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Woodcliff Lake 980
Code:	980
Name:	Woodcliff Lake
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Woodcliff Lake?

Benjamin Moore Woodcliff Lake 980 is a muted, medium-depth gray-brown with a noticeably warm cast. Its softened, low-saturation appearance keeps it from reading too heavy, while subtle taupe and earthy olive notes may emerge depending on the light around it. In bright natural light, Woodcliff Lake can look like a weathered warm gray; under lamps or evening light, it tends to settle into a deeper brownish neutral. It is well suited to studies, dining rooms, mudrooms, or cabinetry where a grounded color is wanted without using a near-black. Pair it with creamy off-whites, aged brass, natural oak, stone, and charcoal accents for a restrained, material-focused palette.

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What are Benjamin Moore Woodcliff Lake undertones?

Woodcliff Lake is a midtone, very muted earthy, slightly muddy brown. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#786E61

RGB code:

120, 110, 97

Is Benjamin Moore Woodcliff Lake cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 34°, this brown leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

980 Woodcliff Lake HSL code: 34, 11%, 43%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Woodcliff Lake

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this brown shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Woodcliff Lake:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

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Darker shades

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Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Woodcliff Lake with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 214, such as Benjamin Moore Nocturnal Gray and Blue Spruce.

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LRV of Woodcliff Lake

Woodcliff Lake has an LRV of 16.93% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 16.93%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#786E61
RGB Decimal	120, 110, 97
RGB Percent	47.06%, 43.14%, 38.04%
HSV	Hue: 34° Saturation: 19.17% Value: 47.06%
HSL	hsl(34, 11, 43)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 8.33 Yellow: 19.17 Key: 52.94
YIQ	Y: 111.508 I: 10.136 Q: -1.93
XYZ	X: 15.479 Y: 16.008 Z: 13.581
CIE Lab	L:46.985 a:1.559 b:8.669
CIE Luv	L:46.985 u:6.776 v:10.894
Decimal	7892577
Hunter Lab	40.01, -0.961, 7.883