Camelback vs Rain Cloud
Camelback and Rain Cloud come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Hue-wise, Camelback belongs to the beige family and Rain Cloud to the blue-grey family. The 31-point LRV gap — 42 for Camelback vs 11 for Rain Cloud — means Camelback will open up a space more effectively. Where Camelback leans warm, Rain Cloud reads cool — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 42.8 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Camelback vs Rain Cloud in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Camelback 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
Home office walls matter more than most — you're looking at them all day, and a color that reads fine at first can become tiring over time. Camelback returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Front Door
On a front door, the color is both the first and last thing you see — a context where even a modest tonal difference reads clearly. Camelback reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Rain Cloud.
Color Details
Camelback vs Rain Cloud Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Camelback 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 Camelback comparisons
See how Camelback stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 42), opening up a space where Camelback encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (52 vs 42) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
A 12-point LRV gap (42 vs 30) makes Camelback the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 42, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 42), opening up a space where Camelback encloses it.
Camelback reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 42), opening up a space where Camelback encloses it.
With LRVs of 44 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 42, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 42), opening up a space where Camelback encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 42), opening up a space where Camelback encloses it.
Camelback reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 42), opening up a space where Camelback encloses it.
Camelback reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (42 vs 31) makes Camelback the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 42 vs 7, Camelback is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 24, Camelback is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 42, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.