Rain Cloud (SW 9639)
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Rain Cloud (SW 9639) is a very deep, cool gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rain Cloud
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Rain Cloud by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Rain Cloud, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Nocturnal Gray | 2135-30 | 13.8 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Thunder Bay | ECC-35-3 | 11.2 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Cobalt Cannon | 5001-2C | 12 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Mysterious | 1037-6 | 11 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Rain Cloud (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Rain Cloud
Darker than Rain Cloud
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9639 |
| Hex | #536168 |
| RGB | 83, 97, 104 |
| HSL | 200°, 11%, 37% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 40.2, -3.7, -5.8 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rain Cloud (SW 9639), published as #536168
#425866
#646A68
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rain Cloud (SW 9639)?
- Rain Cloud has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rain Cloud is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rain Cloud in another brand?
- Thunder Bay (Behr ECC-35-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Rain Cloud warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Rain Cloud as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.8; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.