Rainy Afternoon vs Jasper Stone
Rainy Afternoon is a Behr color while Jasper Stone comes from Sherwin-Williams. Rainy Afternoon reads as blue-green, while Jasper Stone reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 30 and 32, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. The tonal difference — Rainy Afternoon's green character against Jasper Stone's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. With a ΔE of 1.9, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Rainy Afternoon vs Jasper Stone in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Rainy Afternoon and Jasper Stone are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Rainy Afternoon vs Jasper Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rainy Afternoon on one side and Jasper Stone on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Rainy Afternoon comparisons
See how Rainy Afternoon stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Rainy Afternoon encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 30, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Rainy Afternoon reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 30, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 30), opening up a space where Rainy Afternoon encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 30, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 30), opening up a space where Rainy Afternoon encloses it.
With LRVs of 30 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 30, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 4, Rainy Afternoon is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 30), opening up a space where Rainy Afternoon encloses it.
Rainy Afternoon reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 30), opening up a space where Rainy Afternoon encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 30, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (30 vs 21) makes Rainy Afternoon the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 30), opening up a space where Rainy Afternoon encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 30), opening up a space where Rainy Afternoon encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Rainy Afternoon encloses it.
Rainy Afternoon reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 30), opening up a space where Rainy Afternoon encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (41 vs 30) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 30, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (30 vs 25) makes Rainy Afternoon the marginally brighter of the two.
Rainy Afternoon reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 30), opening up a space where Rainy Afternoon encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 30 vs 7, Rainy Afternoon is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (30 vs 24) makes Rainy Afternoon the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 30, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.