Dashing vs Rain Cloud
Dashing and Rain Cloud come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Hue-wise, Dashing belongs to the green-white family and Rain Cloud to the blue-grey family. The 71-point LRV gap — 83 for Dashing vs 11 for Rain Cloud — means Dashing will open up a space more effectively. Where Dashing leans neutral, Rain Cloud reads cool — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 53.2 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.
Dashing vs Rain Cloud in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dashing 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. Dashing 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. Dashing reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Rain Cloud.
Color Details
Dashing vs Rain Cloud Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dashing 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 Dashing comparisons
See how Dashing stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Dashing reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Dashing reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Dashing reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 58, Dashing is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 27, Dashing is decisively the brighter choice.
Dashing reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Dashing is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Dashing is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Dashing is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Dashing the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Dashing is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 8, Dashing is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Dashing is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Dashing is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, Dashing is decisively the brighter choice.
Dashing reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.