Seacliff Heights
What Seacliff Heights Actually Looks Like
Seacliff Heights reads as a hushed, chalky blue-green, the kind of color that sits somewhere between a faded seafoam and a cool sage. It is neither loud nor stark. In good natural light it feels open and calm. In lower light it settles into a grayer, more muted version of itself, leaning toward the cool side of the spectrum without ever feeling clinical.
Seacliff Heights Undertones
The color carries green and blue undertones in roughly equal measure, which is what gives it that balanced, neither-here-nor-there quality. There is a gray component as well, which keeps it from reading as a pure teal or a saturated mint. That gray softens the whole thing and makes it easier to live with across different lighting conditions.
Where Seacliff Heights Works Best
Seacliff Heights works well in spaces where you want color presence without commitment to something bold. Bedrooms, bathrooms, and sitting rooms are natural fits. It can carry a whole room on its own without needing much help from accessories. It also works as an accent wall color in a room that is otherwise kept neutral.
Where to put Seacliff Heights
In a bedroom, Seacliff Heights creates a restful atmosphere without feeling cold. Keep bedding in warm whites or oatmeal tones to balance the cool base, and the room will feel settled rather than chilly.
In a bathroom with decent natural light, this color picks up the blue-green notes and feels genuinely refreshing. In a windowless bathroom with only warm artificial light, it will shift grayer, which still works but loses some of its liveliness.
Used on all four walls of a living room, Seacliff Heights can feel enveloping in a quiet way. Pair it with wood furniture and warm-toned textiles to keep the room from reading too cool.
The muted, low-drama quality of this color makes it a reasonable choice for a home office. It is easy on the eyes over long periods and does not compete with what is on screen or on a desk.
What to Pair With Seacliff Heights
No coordinating colors are listed in our database for this color at this time. In general, Seacliff Heights sits well alongside warm whites, natural linens, soft taupes, and wood tones that run toward honey or walnut. It can also hold its own next to deeper navy or slate accents if you want more contrast.
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Colors that clash with Seacliff Heights
Seacliff Heights has a cool blue-green base, and it will fight with strongly warm yellows or orange-based wood stains. The contrast is not flattering to either color.
A very cold, blue-toned bright white trim can make Seacliff Heights feel washed out and push the room toward feeling sterile.
Common questions
The LRV is 57.63, which places it solidly in the medium range. It will reflect a decent amount of light but will not make a room feel significantly brighter the way a white or near-white would.
The Benjamin Moore code is 688. The hex value renders in the color swatch on this page.
Yes, it is available in both interior and exterior formulas, so you can use it on an exterior surface if you want to carry the palette outside.
Yes. In a north-facing room with cool, indirect light, the gray component tends to dominate and the color reads more muted and subdued. In a south-facing room with warm, abundant light, the blue-green notes come forward more clearly and the color feels lighter and fresher.