Caught in the Rain
HGSW 2347 · #C7D8DB · LRV 67 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Palladian Blue60
- 3Caught in the Rain67
- 4Spatial White72
- 5Spring Thaw83
What Color Is Caught in the Rain, Really?
Caught in the Rain reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 2347 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Caught in the Rain
Caught in the Rain is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Caught in the Rain
At LRV 67, Caught in the Rain is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Caught in the Rain are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 2347 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Little Boy BluSW 9054 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 67 | Color page → |
| Behr | Offshore MistPPU13-16 · Behr | 1.4 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Windy Sky1639 · Benjamin Moore | 1.0 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Buoyant BlueM337 · Valspar | 1.0 | 66.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Bit Of HeavenPPG1156-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.6 | 66 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sky DivingPPG1035-2 · Glidden | 1.1 | 65 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Caught in the Rain within HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C7D8DB in HSL space. Pair Caught in the Rain with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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