Let It Rain vs S 3000-N
Let It Rain (Cloverdale Paint) and S 3000-N (NCS) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 6-point LRV gap — 49 for Let It Rain vs 44 for S 3000-N — means Let It Rain will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 5.0 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Let It Rain vs S 3000-N in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Let It Rain and S 3000-N 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Let It Rain reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Let It Rain has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Let It Rain vs S 3000-N Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Let It Rain on one side and S 3000-N 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
See how Let It Rain stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 49 vs 30, Let It Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
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Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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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.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Let It Rain reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Let It Rain reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 49, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 21, Let It Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 49), opening up a space where Let It Rain encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 49), opening up a space where Let It Rain encloses it.
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Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 49), opening up a space where Let It Rain encloses it.
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.
A 8-point LRV gap (57 vs 49) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.