Rain Cloud vs Shoji White
Rain Cloud is a PPG color while Shoji White comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 75 and 74, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 2.6, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Rain Cloud vs Shoji White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rain Cloud on one side and Shoji 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 Rain Cloud comparisons
See how Rain Cloud stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 6-point LRV gap (75 vs 69) makes Rain Cloud the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Rain Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 52, Rain Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 30, Rain Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Rain Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 60, Rain Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Rain Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Rain Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 43, Rain Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 4, Rain Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Rain Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Rain Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Rain Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (84 vs 75) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 75 vs 21, Rain Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Rain Cloud reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 51, Rain Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Rain Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Rain Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Rain Cloud reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 41, Rain Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Rain Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Rain Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 31, Rain Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 7, Rain Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.