Perfect Greige vs Rain Cloud paint color comparison

Perfect Greige vs Rain Cloud

Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Perfect Greige reads as greige-grey, while Rain Cloud reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 42 vs 11, Perfect Greige will read as the brighter of the two — a 30-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Perfect Greige's warm character against Rain Cloud's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 33.8, 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.

Perfect Greige vs Rain Cloud in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Perfect Greige 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 Perfect Greige will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Rain Cloud would.

Perfect GreigeSW 6073 home office inspiration

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Rain CloudSherwin Williams Rain Cloud home office color review

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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. Perfect Greige returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Perfect GreigeBeige front door with Perfect Greige SW 6073

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Rain CloudSW Rain Cloud front door color

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Color Details

Perfect Greige
Sherwin-Williams · 6073
LRV41.7
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6073
Undertone—
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Rain Cloud
Sherwin-Williams · 9639
LRV11.4
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9639
Undertone—
TemperatureCool
BrightnessDark

Perfect Greige vs Rain Cloud Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Perfect Greige on one side and Rain Cloud on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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.