Rain Cloud
Sherwin-Williams's Rain Cloud is a neutral shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its cool classification gives it a crisper edge that may become clearer beside warm timber, cream or brass. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#536168LRV
11.44
Rain Cloud in Rooms
Follow Rain Cloud from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 4 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 Front Door Photo
Rain Cloud (9639) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes. Test it under direct sun, porch shade and evening exterior light.
Front entrance door in Rain Cloud creates curb appeal.
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3 Home Office Photos
These 3 home office images show how Rain Cloud (9639) can sit beside wood, paper, shelving and upholstered seating. The blue, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Home office walls in Rain Cloud foster focus and calm.
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Wooden desk and shelving bring warmth to walls painted Rain Cloud.
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Built-in cabinetry gleams against Rain Cloud walls in this focused workspace.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 82 vs 11, Gypsum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 11, Allegory is decisively the brighter choice.
Honeypot reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 11), opening up a space where Rain Cloud encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 11 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 11 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 14 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 14 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 50 vs 11, Studio Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
Truly Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 11), opening up a space where Rain Cloud encloses it.
Heavenly White reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 11), opening up a space where Rain Cloud encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 11, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 11, Palisade is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (20 vs 11) makes Warm Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
A 8-point LRV gap (20 vs 11) makes Foggy Day the marginally brighter of the two.
Wall Street reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Downing Slate reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
Rain Cloud reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Rain Cloud reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Rain Cloud reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Rain Cloud reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This moody dark gray carries cool, almost slate-like undertones that evoke the quiet stillness of an overcast afternoon. Perfect for creating intimate, cocoon-like spaces in bedrooms or studies, it pairs beautifully with warm wood accents and soft metallics.