Cloud Nine
Often used for its bright and airy qualities, Cloud Nine remains a staple for Sherwin-Williams designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to maximize natural light while maintaining a clean, neutral backdrop. We've gathered 10 real-home scenarios to help you visualize this color alongside our expert data.
Hex
#E6E4E4
LRV
78.08
Cloud Nine in Real Rooms
Cloud Nine has a high LRV of 78.08 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations.
1 Bedroom Photo
Cloud Nine has a unique ability to make a bedroom feel larger yet more intimate at the same time. By softening the "edges" of the room, the walls seem to move back, while the warmth of the tone makes the bed feel like a safe, protected island in the center of the space.
A minimalist bedroom painted in Cloud Nine
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1 Front Door Photo
The front door is a great place to experiment with higher sheen levels. Cloud Nine in a high-gloss finish creates a mirror-like surface that looks incredibly expensive and traditional, echoing the grand entryways of London or New York.
bold front door featuring Cloud Nine by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Bathroom Photo
For bathrooms with limited natural light, Cloud Nine provides a necessary "glow." It uses its subtle undertones to mimic the warmth of sunlight, preventing the space from feeling subterranean or overly dark, even in windowless layouts.
Cloud Nine — industrial bathroom
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1 Home Office Photo
In a multi-use room where an office corner is required, Cloud Nine can be used to "zone" the desk area. By painting just that section, you create a visual boundary that separates your professional life from your personal space.
Sherwin-Williams Cloud Nine in a mid century home office
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1 Mudroom Photo
In a laundry/mudroom combo, Cloud Nine adds a touch of luxury to a space that is usually purely functional. It makes the chores feel a little less like work by surrounding you with a color that is sophisticated and calming.
Cloud Nine paint in a traditional mudroom
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1 Kitchen Photo
On kitchen walls, Cloud Nine adds a considered, intentional feel without demanding too much attention in a busy space. It holds its own against both warm wood countertops and cool quartz or marble, making it an incredibly flexible choice for the hardest-working and most high-traffic room in the house.
Cloud Nine — classy kitchen
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1 Living Room Photo
Cloud Nine works harder than it looks in a living room environment. Whether the space gets direct southern sun or stays north-facing and dim, the color finds its specific register — neither receding into the background nor demanding the spotlight. It acts as a sophisticated backdrop that makes every piece of furniture or art placed in front of it look immediately more considered and curated.
A industrial living room painted in Cloud Nine
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1 House Photo
Cloud Nine on an exterior reads differently at different scales: approachable up close, commanding from the street. It works especially well on houses with good trim detail, where the contrast between wall and trim can do real visual work.
Cloud Nine color — transitional house inspiration
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1 Patio Photo
Using Cloud Nine on outdoor furniture or structures helps them "recede" into the shadows of the garden, creating a more seamless and naturalistic look. It avoids the harsh, synthetic feel that many outdoor-specific colors can have.
A rustic modern patio painted in Cloud Nine
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1 Dining Room Photo
Pairing Cloud Nine with a white ceiling and high white wainscoting creates a classic, high-contrast look that is perfect for a traditional dining space. It brings a sense of architectural rhythm and formality that is hard to achieve with lighter tones.
Cloud Nine — elegant dining room
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 78 vs 19, Cloud Nine is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud Nine reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 50), opening up a space where Relaxed Khaki encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 80 and 78, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Heavenly White reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 78 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (78 vs 72) makes Cloud Nine the marginally brighter of the two.
A 6-point LRV gap (84 vs 78) makes Snowberry the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 78 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Cloud Nine reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (78 vs 74) makes Cloud Nine the marginally brighter of the two.
Cloud Nine reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
Cloud Nine reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cloud Nine reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 53), opening up a space where Niebla Azul encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 53, Cloud Nine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 16, Cloud Nine is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 78 vs 77), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Cloud Nine reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 29), opening up a space where Morning at Sea encloses it.
Cloud Nine reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 6), opening up a space where Mount Etna encloses it.
Darker Colors
Cloud Nine reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 49), opening up a space where Fashionable Gray encloses it.
Cloud Nine reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 48), opening up a space where Ponder encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 59, Cloud Nine is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud Nine reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 48), opening up a space where Imagine encloses it.