Let It Rain vs Chic Shadow
Let It Rain is a Cloverdale Paint color while Chic Shadow comes from Dulux. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 53 vs 49, Chic Shadow will read as the brighter of the two — a 4-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. With a ΔE of 2.9, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Let It Rain vs Chic Shadow in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Let It Rain and Chic Shadow 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. Chic Shadow has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The brightness difference is modest but present — Chic Shadow gives the walls a little more lift.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Chic Shadow reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The brightness difference is modest but present — Chic Shadow gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Let It Rain vs Chic Shadow Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Let It Rain on one side and Chic Shadow 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 Let It Rain comparisons
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A 6-point LRV gap (49 vs 43) makes Let It Rain the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 4, Let It Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 49 vs 21, Let It Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 8-point LRV gap (49 vs 41) makes Let It Rain the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 49, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 25, Let It Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
Let It Rain reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Let It Rain reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 49 vs 31, Let It Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 7, Let It Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 24, Let It Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
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