Dancing in the Rain vs Agreeable Gray
Where Dancing in the Rain belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Agreeable Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Dancing in the Rain belongs to the blue family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. Agreeable Gray (LRV 60) reflects noticeably more light than Dancing in the Rain (LRV 55), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 17.3, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dancing in the Rain vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dancing in the Rain and Agreeable Gray 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The brightness difference is modest but present — Agreeable Gray gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Agreeable Gray has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Dancing in the Rain vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dancing in the Rain on one side and Agreeable Gray 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 Dancing in the Rain comparisons
See how Dancing in the Rain stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 55, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 55 vs 6, Dancing in the Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
Dancing in the Rain reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Dancing in the Rain the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 27, Dancing in the Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
Dancing in the Rain reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Dancing in the Rain reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 13, Dancing in the Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Dancing in the Rain the marginally brighter of the two.
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A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 55, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Dancing in the Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 55, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dancing in the Rain reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Dancing in the Rain encloses it.
Dancing in the Rain reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Dancing in the Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes Dancing in the Rain the marginally brighter of the two.
Dancing in the Rain reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Dancing in the Rain reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Dancing in the Rain reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 55), opening up a space where Dancing in the Rain encloses it.