Farro vs Rain Cloud paint color comparison

Farro vs Rain Cloud

FarroSherwin-WilliamsvsRain CloudSherwin-WilliamsΔE 40.0Very different colors

Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Farro reads as beige, while Rain Cloud reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 40 vs 11, Farro will read as the brighter of the two — a 28-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Farro's warm character against Rain Cloud's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 40.0, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Farro vs Rain Cloud in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Farro and Rain Cloud in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.

Home Office

In a home office, wall color sits in your peripheral vision for hours at a time, so temperature and undertone matter more than you might expect. The LRV gap is large enough that Farro will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Rain Cloud would.

FarroSherwin-Williams Farro in a industrial home office

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Rain CloudSherwin Williams Rain Cloud home office color review

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Front Door

Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Farro returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Farroscandinavian front door featuring Farro by Sherwin-Williams

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Rain CloudSW Rain Cloud front door color

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Color Details

Farro
Sherwin-Williams · 9103
LRV39.6
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9103
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Rain Cloud
Sherwin-Williams · 9639
LRV11.4
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9639
Undertone
TemperatureCool
BrightnessDark

Farro vs Rain Cloud Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Farro on one side and Rain Cloud on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Farro comparisons

See how Farro stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Ammonite
Farro
Ammonite
Farro
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 40), opening up a space where Farro encloses it.

White Dove
Farro
White Dove
Farro
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

At LRV 83 vs 40, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Farro
Iron Ore
Farro
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

At LRV 40 vs 6, Farro is decisively the brighter choice.

Purbeck Stone
Farro
Purbeck Stone
Farro
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 40), opening up a space where Farro encloses it.

Evergreen Fog
Farro
Evergreen Fog
Farro
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

Farro reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Mizzle
Farro
Mizzle
Farro
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

At LRV 52 vs 40, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.

Agreeable Gray
Farro
Agreeable Gray
Farro
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 40), opening up a space where Farro encloses it.

Accessible Beige
Farro
Accessible Beige
Farro
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

At LRV 58 vs 40, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.

Denim Drift
Farro
Denim Drift
Farro
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

At LRV 40 vs 27, Farro is decisively the brighter choice.

French Gray
Farro
French Gray
Farro
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Farro
Naval
Farro
Naval
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Farro reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Tranquil Dawn
Farro
Tranquil Dawn
Farro
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

At LRV 55 vs 40, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.

Bancha
Farro
Bancha
Farro
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

At LRV 40 vs 13, Farro is decisively the brighter choice.

Hardwick White
Farro
Hardwick White
Farro
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

A 4-point LRV gap (44 vs 40) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.

Farro
Pure White
Farro
Pure White
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 40), opening up a space where Farro encloses it.

Artichoke
Farro
Artichoke
Farro
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

Farro reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Farro
Balboa Mist
Farro
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

At LRV 66 vs 40, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Farro
Shoji White
Farro
Shoji White
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

At LRV 74 vs 40, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Farro
Snowbound
Farro
Snowbound
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 40, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Pigeon
Farro
Pigeon
Farro
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Farro
Pewter Green
Farro
Pewter Green
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

At LRV 40 vs 12, Farro is decisively the brighter choice.

Duck Green
Farro
Duck Green
Farro
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

At LRV 40 vs 8, Farro is decisively the brighter choice.

Skimming Stone
Farro
Skimming Stone
Farro
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

At LRV 68 vs 40, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Dix Blue
Farro
Dix Blue
Farro
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

With LRVs of 41 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Hicks' Blue
Farro
Hicks' Blue
Farro
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

Hicks' Blue vs Farro

Slaked Lime Deep
Farro
Slaked Lime Deep
Farro
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

Slaked Lime Deep vs Farro

Vintage Vogue
Farro
Vintage Vogue
Farro
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

At LRV 40 vs 12, Farro is decisively the brighter choice.

Livid
Farro
Livid
Farro
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

Livid vs Farro

Saybrook Sage
Farro
Saybrook Sage
Farro
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

A 6-point LRV gap (45 vs 40) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.

Pale Green
Farro
Pale Green
Farro
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31
Sherwin-Williams
Farro
9103 · LRV 40

Farro reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.