Match Storm Cloud
Sherwin-Williams Storm Cloud is a deep, low-reflectance shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 23. 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 23 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Squirrel grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 23 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (23 vs 19) makes Storm Cloud the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 25 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Arquerite reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Tidepool Wonder reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.