Chopsticks vs Rain Cloud
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Chopsticks reads as beige, while Rain Cloud reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Chopsticks (LRV 65) reflects noticeably more light than Rain Cloud (LRV 11), a difference of 53 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Chopsticks 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 48.8, 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.
Chopsticks vs Rain Cloud in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Chopsticks 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. Chopsticks 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 Chopsticks will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Rain Cloud would.
Color Details
Chopsticks vs Rain Cloud Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Chopsticks 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 Chopsticks comparisons
See how Chopsticks stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 65), opening up a space where Chopsticks encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (69 vs 65) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Chopsticks reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 52, Chopsticks is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 30, Chopsticks is decisively the brighter choice.
Chopsticks reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (65 vs 60) makes Chopsticks the marginally brighter of the two.
Chopsticks reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Chopsticks reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 43, Chopsticks is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 4, Chopsticks is decisively the brighter choice.
Chopsticks reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Chopsticks reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Chopsticks reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 65, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 21, Chopsticks is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 65), opening up a space where Chopsticks encloses it.
Chopsticks reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 65 vs 41, Chopsticks is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 65 vs 25, Chopsticks is decisively the brighter choice.
Chopsticks reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Chopsticks reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 31, Chopsticks is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 7, Chopsticks is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 24, Chopsticks is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (65 vs 57) makes Chopsticks the marginally brighter of the two.