Guild Grey vs Rain Cloud
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Guild Grey reads as grey, while Rain Cloud reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 63 vs 11, Guild Grey will read as the brighter of the two — a 52-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Guild Grey's neutral character against Rain Cloud's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 44.5, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Guild Grey vs Rain Cloud in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Guild Grey 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
In a home office, wall color sits in your peripheral vision for hours at a time, so temperature and undertone matter more than you might expect. The LRV gap is large enough that Guild Grey will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Rain Cloud would.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Guild Grey returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Guild Grey vs Rain Cloud Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Guild Grey 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 Guild Grey comparisons
See how Guild Grey stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Guild Grey encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (69 vs 63) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Guild Grey reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (63 vs 52) makes Guild Grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 30, Guild Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
Guild Grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (63 vs 60) makes Guild Grey the marginally brighter of the two.
Guild Grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guild Grey reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 43, Guild Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 4, Guild Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
Guild Grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guild Grey reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Guild Grey reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 63, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 21, Guild Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Guild Grey encloses it.
Guild Grey reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 63 vs 41, Guild Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 63) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 25, Guild Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
Guild Grey reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Guild Grey reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 31, Guild Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 7, Guild Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 24, Guild Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (63 vs 57) makes Guild Grey the marginally brighter of the two.