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Rain SW 6219
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Undertone: Noticeable blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Rain sits at L* 75.6, a* -6.3, b* -2.7. Its hue angle is 203° and its chroma is 6.8, so it leans blue-green clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 13%.
LRV 49.2: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 49.2, Rain is lighter than 61% of Sherwin-Williams 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 Benjamin Moore match to 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wedgewood Gray | HC-146 | 1.52 | Very close | |
| Soft Chinchilla | 2135-50 | 2.29 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Paradiso | 717 | 2.43 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Wool | MQ6-04 | 0.82 | Practically identical | |
| Gray Wool | MQ6-4 | 0.82 | Practically identical | |
| Greenwich Village | N440-3 | 1.34 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake | SW 9633 | 2.79 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Niebla Azul | SW 9137 | 2.79 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Languid Blue | SW 6226 | 3.10 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Billowy Breeze | SW 9055 | 3.30 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| French Moire | SW 9056 | 3.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Festoon Aqua | SW 0019 | 3.84 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Silver Lake SW 9633 · lighter, LRV 52.8
- Niebla Azul SW 9137 · lighter, LRV 52.9
- Lazy Gray SW 6254 · lighter, LRV 53.2
- Online SW 7072 · darker, LRV 45.5
- Magnetic Gray SW 7058 · darker, LRV 45.8
- Jubilee SW 6248 · darker, LRV 45.4
Colors that go with Rain
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Rain:
- Extra White SW 7006
- Dovetail SW 7018
- Topsail SW 6217
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Chaise Mauve SW 6016 · complementary (180°)
- Fresh Eucalyptus SW 9658 · analogous (−30°)
- Languid Blue SW 6226 · analogous (+30°)
- Grape Mist SW 6548 · triadic (120°)
- Viaduct SW 9567 · triadic (240°)
Rain vs popular colors
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 3.4) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 49.2), more red/pink.
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 6.4) is lighter (LRV 60.4 vs 49.2), more yellow/warm.
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 7.0) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.