Beneath the Clouds vs Cement grey
Beneath the Clouds is a Benjamin Moore color while Cement grey comes from RAL Classic. Beneath the Clouds reads as blue-grey, while Cement grey reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 42 vs 24, Beneath the Clouds will read as the brighter of the two — a 18-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 20.3, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Beneath the Clouds vs Cement grey in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Beneath the Clouds and Cement grey in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. Beneath the Clouds returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Beneath the Clouds will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cement grey would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Beneath the Clouds will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cement grey would.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Beneath the Clouds will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cement grey would.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Beneath the Clouds returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Beneath the Clouds vs Cement grey Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Beneath the Clouds on one side and Cement grey 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 Beneath the Clouds comparisons
See how Beneath the Clouds stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 42), opening up a space where Beneath the Clouds encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 42, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Beneath the Clouds reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (52 vs 42) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
A 11-point LRV gap (42 vs 30) makes Beneath the Clouds the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 42, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 42), opening up a space where Beneath the Clouds encloses it.
Beneath the Clouds reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 42 vs 4, Beneath the Clouds is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 42), opening up a space where Beneath the Clouds encloses it.
Beneath the Clouds reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 44 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 42, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 21, Beneath the Clouds is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 42), opening up a space where Beneath the Clouds encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 42), opening up a space where Beneath the Clouds encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 42), opening up a space where Beneath the Clouds encloses it.
Beneath the Clouds reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 42), opening up a space where Beneath the Clouds encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 68 vs 42, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 25, Beneath the Clouds is decisively the brighter choice.
Beneath the Clouds reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (42 vs 31) makes Beneath the Clouds the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 42 vs 7, Beneath the Clouds is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 42, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 42, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.