Raindrop

With an LRV of about 52, Raindrop reflects a little over half the light that reaches it, so it stays light in a north-facing room without looking stark. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Raindrop in other brands

• Blue Bell Behr HDC-SP16-08 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 0.5
• Coastal View Kelly-Moore KM3212-1 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.0
• Aqua Mist Dulux Australia S30B1 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.1
• Teal Twilight Vista K-220 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.3
• Leon’s Locker Nippon Paint NP BGG 2729P Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.4
• Inky Pool 4 Dulux UK 1186825 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.4

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Spa Sherwin-Williams 6765 Grayish Green
• Reflecting Pool Sherwin-Williams 6486 Turquoise

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
• Protanopia Reads as light gray
• Tritanopia Reads as turquoise
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns green
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Raindrop warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -4.4 and a value of -13.2 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Behr color to Raindrop?

Blue Bell (HDC-SP16-08), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Raindrop?

≈ 52. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.