Rain Boots vs Treron
Where Rain Boots belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Treron is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Rain Boots belongs to the beige-yellow family and Treron to the greige-grey family. Rain Boots (LRV 32) reflects noticeably more light than Treron (LRV 25), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 34.6, 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.
Rain Boots vs Treron in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Rain Boots and Treron 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 — Rain Boots 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. Rain Boots 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. Rain Boots 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. Rain Boots 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. Rain Boots reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Rain Boots vs Treron Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rain Boots on one side and Treron 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 Rain Boots comparisons
See how Rain Boots stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 60 vs 32, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 32), opening up a space where Rain Boots encloses it.
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A 11-point LRV gap (43 vs 32) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 32 vs 4, Rain Boots is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 32), opening up a space where Rain Boots encloses it.
Rain Boots reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 32, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (32 vs 21) makes Rain Boots the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 32), opening up a space where Rain Boots encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 32), opening up a space where Rain Boots encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 32), opening up a space where Rain Boots encloses it.
Rain Boots reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 32), opening up a space where Rain Boots encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (41 vs 32) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 32, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
Rain Boots reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 32), opening up a space where Rain Boots encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 32 vs 7, Rain Boots is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (32 vs 24) makes Rain Boots the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 32, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 32, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.