Aesthetic White vs Rain Cloud
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Aesthetic White belongs to the beige-greige family and Rain Cloud to the blue-grey family. Aesthetic White (LRV 73) reflects noticeably more light than Rain Cloud (LRV 11), a difference of 62 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Aesthetic White runs warm while Rain Cloud is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 49.6, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Aesthetic White vs Rain Cloud in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Aesthetic White and Rain Cloud in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Aesthetic White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Rain Cloud.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Aesthetic White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Rain Cloud would.
Color Details
Aesthetic White vs Rain Cloud Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Aesthetic White on one side and Rain Cloud 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 Aesthetic White comparisons
See how Aesthetic White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Aesthetic White reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 73 vs 6, Aesthetic White is decisively the brighter choice.
Aesthetic White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Aesthetic White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 52, Aesthetic White is decisively the brighter choice.
Aesthetic White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 58, Aesthetic White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 27, Aesthetic White is decisively the brighter choice.
Aesthetic White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Aesthetic White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 55, Aesthetic White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 13, Aesthetic White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 44, Aesthetic White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Aesthetic White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (73 vs 66) makes Aesthetic White the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Aesthetic White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (73 vs 68) makes Aesthetic White the marginally brighter of the two.
Aesthetic White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Aesthetic White reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Aesthetic White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Aesthetic White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 45, Aesthetic White is decisively the brighter choice.
Aesthetic White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Aesthetic White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Aesthetic White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Aesthetic White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.