Rainsong (SW 9681)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Rainsong (SW 9681) is a light, neutral off-white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 78, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rainsong
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Rainsong by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Rainsong, 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 | Lookout Point | 1646 | 74.1 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Blue Bird Day | BL-W03 | 78.3 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Subtle Canopy | 7004-8 | 75 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cameo Green | 1147-1 | 77 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams off-white colors nearest to Rainsong (LRV 78) by LRV.
Lighter than Rainsong
Darker than Rainsong
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9681 |
| Hex | #DDE6E5 |
| RGB | 221, 230, 229 |
| HSL | 173°, 15%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.6, -3.2, -0.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rainsong (SW 9681), published as #DDE6E5
#CBDCE3
#F0F0E5
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Sherwin-Williams
More from Sherwin-Williams
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rainsong (SW 9681)?
- Rainsong has an LRV of 78. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rainsong is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Rainsong in another brand?
- Cameo Green (PPG 1147-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Rainsong warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Rainsong as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.6; 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.