Window Pane (SW 6210) vs Rainwashed (SW 6211)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Window Pane, LRV 72 vs 59.
- Warmer
- About the same (Lab b* 2.5 vs 2.7). Window Pane reads neutral white; Rainwashed reads green-gray.
- North rooms
- Window Pane keeps more brightness (L* 84.1 vs 77.4 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- Glimmer SW 6476, #E0E7E2, LRV 78: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 4.6, noticeably different. At 4.6, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Window Pane (SW 6210) is lighter than Rainwashed (SW 6211) and about as warm: LRV 72 vs 59, deltaE 4.6 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Window Pane | Rainwashed | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 6210 | SW 6211 | |
| Hex | #D7DFD8 | #C2CDC5 | |
| RGB | 215, 223, 216 | 194, 205, 197 | |
| HSL | 127°, 11%, 86% | 136°, 10%, 78% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72 | 59 | +13 |
| Lab L* | 88.1 | 81.4 | +6.7 |
| Lab a* | -4.0 | -5.2 | +1.3 |
| Lab b* | 2.5 | 2.7 | −0.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Cool Green | |
| Temperature | neutral | neutral | |
| Color family | Off-white | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Window Pane (SW 6210), published as #D7DFD8
#C5D5D6
#E9E9D8
Rainwashed (SW 6211), published as #C2CDC5
#B0C3C3
#D4D7C5
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick Window Pane (SW 6210) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 13 LRV points lighter (72 vs 59), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Window Pane in other brands
Closest matches to Rainwashed in other brands
Common questions
- Is Window Pane the same color as Rainwashed?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.6. Most people can see the difference between Window Pane and Rainwashed side by side.
- Which is lighter, Window Pane or Rainwashed?
- Window Pane, with an LRV of 72 against 59.
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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.