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After the Rain 1452
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Subtle pink undertone
In CIELAB, After the Rain sits at L* 75.9, a* 3.5, b* -1.0. Its hue angle is 344° and its chroma is 3.7, so it leans pink only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 23%.
LRV 49.7: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 49.7, After the Rain is lighter than 54% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to After the Rain
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veiled Violet | SW 6268 | 1.07 | Very close | |
| Imagine | SW 6009 | 2.50 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ponder | SW 7079 | 2.62 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to After the Rain
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standing Ovation | N570-2 | 0.91 | Practically identical | |
| Future Vision | N100-3 | 1.50 | Very close | |
| Mulberry Stain | N110-2 | 1.78 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piano Concerto | 1445 | 0.79 | Practically identical | |
| Iced Mauve | 2115-50 | 0.92 | Practically identical | |
| Violetta | AF-615 | 2.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Victorian Mauve | 2114-50 | 2.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Through the Looking Glass | CSP-495 | 3.12 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| African Violet | 2116-50 | 3.25 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Eternity AF-695 · lighter, LRV 52.2
- North Cascades 1411 · lighter, LRV 55.1
- Silver Lake 1598 · lighter, LRV 54.8
- Nightingale AF-670 · darker, LRV 45.7
- Silent Night 1613 · darker, LRV 45.4
- Baltic Gray 1467 · darker, LRV 44.0
Colors that go with After the Rain
After the Rain is too close to neutral (chroma 3.7) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its pink lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
After the Rain vs popular colors
- Winter Gray (Benjamin Moore 2117-60, ΔE 5.7) is lighter (LRV 61.7 vs 49.7), more blue/cool.
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 7.6) is darker (LRV 48.2 vs 49.7), more yellow/warm, more green.
- Colonnade Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7641, ΔE 8.0) is lighter (LRV 53.0 vs 49.7), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.