Rainwashed vs Thistle
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Rainwashed reads as green-grey, while Thistle reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 59 vs 30, Rainwashed will read as the brighter of the two — a 29-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a cool quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 26.9, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Rainwashed vs Thistle in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Rainwashed and Thistle in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Rainwashed returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Rainwashed vs Thistle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rainwashed on one side and Thistle 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.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 59 vs 27, Rainwashed is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 4-point LRV gap (59 vs 55) makes Rainwashed the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 59 vs 44, Rainwashed is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 74 vs 59, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 59, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 12, Rainwashed is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (68 vs 59) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 59 vs 12, Rainwashed is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 45, Rainwashed is decisively the brighter choice.
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With LRVs of 59 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.