Rainy Afternoon vs Pure White
Where Rainy Afternoon belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pure White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Rainy Afternoon belongs to the green-grey family and Pure White to the beige-greige family. Pure White (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Rainy Afternoon (LRV 15), a difference of 69 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Rainy Afternoon runs green while Pure White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 49.2, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Rainy Afternoon vs Pure White in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Rainy Afternoon and Pure White in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Rainy Afternoon.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Rainy Afternoon.
Color Details
Rainy Afternoon vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rainy Afternoon on one side and Pure White 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.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 15), opening up a space where Rainy Afternoon encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 15, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (15 vs 6) makes Rainy Afternoon the marginally brighter of the two.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 15), opening up a space where Rainy Afternoon encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 15), opening up a space where Rainy Afternoon encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 15, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 15), opening up a space where Rainy Afternoon encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 15, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (27 vs 15) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 15), opening up a space where Rainy Afternoon encloses it.
Rainy Afternoon reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 15, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 44 vs 15, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Artichoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 15, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 15, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 15, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 15), opening up a space where Rainy Afternoon encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (15 vs 12) makes Rainy Afternoon the marginally brighter of the two.
A 7-point LRV gap (15 vs 8) makes Rainy Afternoon the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 15, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 15), opening up a space where Rainy Afternoon encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (15 vs 12) makes Rainy Afternoon the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 15, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 15), opening up a space where Rainy Afternoon encloses it.
Rainy Afternoon reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.