Englewood Cliffs
What Englewood Cliffs Actually Looks Like
Englewood Cliffs is a blue-gray that sits firmly in the medium-dark range. It is not a soft mist or a pale slate. It carries real depth without crossing into charcoal or navy territory. On a wall it reads as a composed, serious gray with a clear cool lean, the kind of color that feels both calm and grounded at the same time.
Englewood Cliffs Undertones
The RGB values tell you something useful here: red 127, green 132, blue 135. Blue is the highest of the three channels, and the spread between them is close, which is why this reads as a near-neutral gray rather than a pronounced blue. In bright daylight that cool blue note becomes more visible. In lower light the color flattens toward a pure mid-tone gray. It does not pull green or violet in any meaningful way.
Where Englewood Cliffs Works Best
A color at this depth works best when you want a room to feel anchored. Full walls in a living room, library, or bedroom give it space to show its character. It also performs well on exteriors, particularly on siding where the cool tone plays well against white trim and natural wood accents. Because it absorbs a fair amount of light, smaller rooms without good natural light will feel heavier than you may intend, so plan your finish and lighting accordingly.
Where to put Englewood Cliffs
On four walls in a living room with decent natural light, Englewood Cliffs creates a composed backdrop for furniture in warm whites, natural linen, and dark walnut or oak. The cool tone keeps things feeling airy enough that the depth does not become oppressive, but lean into warm textiles to prevent the room from reading too cold.
This depth works well in a bedroom where you want a cocooning feel without going fully dark. Keep ceiling and trim in a clean white to preserve contrast and light bounce. Bedding in off-white or warm cream keeps the palette from feeling one-note.
On exterior siding, Englewood Cliffs handles natural and artificial light shifts well. Pair it with crisp white trim and black or dark bronze hardware for a clean, traditional result. It holds up against the grays and greens of landscaping without competing.
A home office benefits from this color if your work requires focus. The cool, contained tone reduces visual distraction. Make sure the room has adequate task lighting because at LRV under 25, walls will absorb a significant amount of ambient light.
What to Pair With Englewood Cliffs
No formal coordinating colors were provided for this color, so pairings below draw on what the color itself calls for.
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Colors that clash with Englewood Cliffs
The cool blue cast in Englewood Cliffs fights with strong warm yellows or golden ochres. The contrast is not energizing, it just looks unresolved.
In a room with little natural light, this color can read closer to a flat charcoal and lose the blue-gray quality that makes it interesting.
Pairing this color with other cool grays and cool whites throughout a space can make a room feel clinical rather than calm.
Common questions
The LRV is 23.83, which puts it well into the medium-dark category. As a reference point, pure white is 100 and pure black is 0. At this LRV, the color absorbs significantly more light than it reflects, so rooms will feel more enclosed than they would with a mid or light-tone wall color. Good artificial lighting is not optional, it is part of making this color work indoors.
Yes, it is available in both interior and exterior formulations across Benjamin Moore's standard finish options. For interior walls, an eggshell or matte finish will soften the color slightly. A higher sheen will make the blue note more pronounced and the surface easier to clean.
The color code is 1607 and the hex value is #7F8487. You can use these to verify you are ordering the correct color at the paint counter.
Yes. The color is available in Benjamin Moore's exterior lines and the cool blue-gray tone is a practical choice for siding. It does not show dirt or weathering the way lighter colors do, and it reads with consistency across different outdoor light conditions.