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After the Rain SW 9047
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, After the Rain sits at L* 75.8, a* -15.2, b* -12.4. Its hue angle is 219° and its chroma is 19.6, so it reads as an outright blue-green rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 5%.
LRV 49.4: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 49.4, After the 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 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavenly Peace | 746 | 1.57 | Very close | |
| Passion Blue | 2053-50 | 1.67 | Very close | |
| Seaside Blue | 2054-50 | 1.72 | Very close |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maiden Voyage | 530D-4 | 0.97 | Practically identical | |
| Cosmic Blue | MQ6-32 | 2.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Not A Cloud In Sight | MQ4-50 | 2.30 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapture Blue | SW 6773 | 2.93 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gentle Aquamarine | SW 9046 | 2.97 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cloudless | SW 6786 | 3.11 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Surfin' | SW 9048 | 3.36 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Agua Fría | SW 9053 | 4.02 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Nautilus | SW 6780 | 4.28 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Porch Ceiling SW 9063 · lighter, LRV 53.4
- Gentle Aquamarine SW 9046 · lighter, LRV 54.0
- Vast Sky SW 6506 · lighter, LRV 54.9
- Blithe Blue SW 9052 · darker, LRV 46.0
- Surfin' SW 9048 · darker, LRV 46.2
- Respite SW 6514 · darker, LRV 43.1
Colors that go with After the Rain
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for After the Rain:
- Creamy SW 7012
- Oyster Bay SW 6206
- Sky High SW 6504
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Mellow Coral SW 6324 · complementary (180°)
- Holiday Turquoise SW 0075 · analogous (−30°)
- Blue Beyond SW 6961 · analogous (+30°)
- Queenly SW 6977 · triadic (120°)
- Lemongrass SW 7732 · triadic (240°)
After the Rain vs popular colors
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 11.2) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 49.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 13.2) is lighter (LRV 60.4 vs 49.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 16.0) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.