Brooklet vs Rainsong
Brooklet and Rainsong come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Hue-wise, Brooklet belongs to the blue-green family and Rainsong to the blue family. The 7-point LRV gap — 85 for Brooklet vs 78 for Rainsong — means Brooklet will open up a space more effectively. Both share a cool character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 3.3 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Brooklet vs Rainsong in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Brooklet and Rainsong 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.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Brooklet reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Brooklet has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Brooklet vs Rainsong Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Brooklet on one side and Rainsong 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 Brooklet comparisons
See how Brooklet stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Brooklet reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Brooklet reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Brooklet reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 58, Brooklet is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 27, Brooklet is decisively the brighter choice.
Brooklet reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 55, Brooklet is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 44, Brooklet is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 85 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 85 vs 66, Brooklet is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (85 vs 74) makes Brooklet the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 85 vs 12, Brooklet is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 8, Brooklet is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 68, Brooklet is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 12, Brooklet is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 45, Brooklet is decisively the brighter choice.
Brooklet reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.