Match Rainstorm
Sherwin-Williams Rainstorm is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 5. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
With LRVs of 5 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 7 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 7 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 5 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 7 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 7 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 5 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
