Rainwashed (SW 6211) vs Tradewind (SW 6218)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Rainwashed SW 6211 (simulated) — Rainwashed SW 6211#C2CDC5, LRV 59

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Tradewind SW 6218 (simulated) — Tradewind SW 6218#C2CFCF, LRV 61

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.

Quick decision

Lighter: Tradewind, LRV 61 vs 59.
Warmer: Rainwashed (Lab b* 2.7 vs -1.5). Rainwashed reads green-gray; Tradewind reads blue-gray.
North rooms: About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 78.2 vs 77.4 in north light).
Trim that works: Blue Horizon SW 6497, #D8E7E6, LRV 78: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 3.9, noticeably different. At 3.9, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

RainwashedSherwin-Williams, SW 6211LRV 59, #C2CDC5

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TradewindSherwin-Williams, SW 6218LRV 61, #C2CFCF

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Rainwashed (SW 6211) is slightly darker than Tradewind (SW 6218) and warmer: LRV 59 vs 61, deltaE 3.9 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Rainwashed	Tradewind	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 6211	SW 6218
Hex	#C2CDC5	#C2CFCF
RGB	194, 205, 197	194, 207, 207
HSL	136°, 10%, 78%	180°, 12%, 79%
LRV (light reflectance value)	59	61	−2
Lab L*	81.4	82.2	−0.8
Lab a*	-5.2	-4.4	−0.8
Lab b*	2.7	-1.5	+4.2
Undertone	Cool Green	Neutral
Temperature	neutral	neutral
Color family	Gray	Gray

Same paint, two kinds of light

Rainwashed (SW 6211), published as #C2CDC5

North light (cool, indirect)
#B0C3C3

South light (warm, direct)
#D4D7C5

Tradewind (SW 6218), published as #C2CFCF

North light (cool, indirect)
#B0C5CD

South light (warm, direct)
#D5D9CF

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 Tradewind (SW 6218) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 2 LRV points lighter (61 vs 59), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Tradewind (SW 6218) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is -1.5 against 2.7, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Rainwashed (SW 6211) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 2.7), which counters cool indirect light

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Closest matches to Tradewind in other brands

Common questions

Is Rainwashed the same color as Tradewind?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.9. Most people can see the difference between Rainwashed and Tradewind side by side.
Which is lighter, Rainwashed or Tradewind?: Tradewind, with an LRV of 61 against 59.

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Published 2026-10-01. Updated 2026-10-01.

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.