Fallen Leaves vs Rain Cloud
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Fallen Leaves belongs to the beige-greige family and Rain Cloud to the blue-grey family. Fallen Leaves (LRV 19) reflects noticeably more light than Rain Cloud (LRV 11), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Fallen Leaves 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 29.2, 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.
Fallen Leaves vs Rain Cloud in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Fallen Leaves 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. Fallen Leaves 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 Fallen Leaves will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Rain Cloud would.
Color Details
Fallen Leaves vs Rain Cloud Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fallen Leaves 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 Fallen Leaves comparisons
See how Fallen Leaves stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 19), opening up a space where Fallen Leaves encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 19, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Fallen Leaves reflects far more light (LRV 19 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 19, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (30 vs 19) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 19), opening up a space where Fallen Leaves encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 19, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 19), opening up a space where Fallen Leaves encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 19, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 19 vs 4, Fallen Leaves is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 19), opening up a space where Fallen Leaves encloses it.
Fallen Leaves reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 19), opening up a space where Fallen Leaves encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 19, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 19), opening up a space where Fallen Leaves encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 19), opening up a space where Fallen Leaves encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 19), opening up a space where Fallen Leaves encloses it.
Fallen Leaves reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 19), opening up a space where Fallen Leaves encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 19, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 19, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (25 vs 19) makes Treron the marginally brighter of the two.
Fallen Leaves reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 19), opening up a space where Fallen Leaves encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (31 vs 19) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 19 vs 7, Fallen Leaves is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (24 vs 19) makes Cement grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 19, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.