Different Gold vs Rain Cloud
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Different Gold belongs to the beige family and Rain Cloud to the blue-grey family. Different Gold (LRV 32) reflects noticeably more light than Rain Cloud (LRV 11), a difference of 21 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Different Gold 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 54.6, 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.
Different Gold vs Rain Cloud in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Different Gold 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. Different Gold 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 Different Gold will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Rain Cloud would.
Color Details
Different Gold vs Rain Cloud Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Different Gold 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 Different Gold comparisons
See how Different Gold stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 32, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 32), opening up a space where Different Gold encloses it.
At LRV 32 vs 6, Different Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 32), opening up a space where Different Gold encloses it.
With LRVs of 32 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 52 vs 32, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 32), opening up a space where Different Gold encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 32, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (32 vs 27) makes Different Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Different Gold reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 32, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 32 vs 13, Different Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (44 vs 32) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 32), opening up a space where Different Gold encloses it.
Different Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 32, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 32, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 32, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 32 vs 12, Different Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 32, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 32), opening up a space where Different Gold encloses it.
Different Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 32 vs 12, Different Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 32, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 32 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Different Gold reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Different Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 32), opening up a space where Different Gold encloses it.