Thunder Clouds vs Down Pipe
Where Thunder Clouds belongs to Dulux's range, Down Pipe is a Farrow & Ball color. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Thunder Clouds (LRV 17) reflects noticeably more light than Down Pipe (LRV 13), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean neutral, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. At ΔE 2.6, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Thunder Clouds vs Down Pipe in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Thunder Clouds and Down Pipe are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Thunder Clouds has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Thunder Clouds vs Down Pipe Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Thunder Clouds on one side and Down Pipe on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Thunder Clouds comparisons
See how Thunder Clouds stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 17, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 17 vs 4, Thunder Clouds is decisively the brighter choice.
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Thunder Clouds reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 51 vs 17, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Thunder Clouds reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Thunder Clouds reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 41 vs 17, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
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