Auburn Glaze vs French Gray
Auburn Glaze (Behr) and French Gray (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Auburn Glaze belongs to the beige-pink family and French Gray to the beige-greige family. The 15-point LRV gap — 43 for French Gray vs 28 for Auburn Glaze — means French Gray will open up a space more effectively. Where Auburn Glaze leans red, French Gray reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 24.3 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Auburn Glaze vs French Gray in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Auburn Glaze and French Gray in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. French Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Auburn Glaze.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. French Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Auburn Glaze vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Auburn Glaze on one side and French Gray on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Auburn Glaze comparisons
See how Auburn Glaze stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 28, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 28), opening up a space where Auburn Glaze encloses it.
At LRV 28 vs 6, Auburn Glaze is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 28), opening up a space where Auburn Glaze encloses it.
With LRVs of 30 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 52 vs 28, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 28), opening up a space where Auburn Glaze encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 28, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Auburn Glaze reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 28, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 28 vs 13, Auburn Glaze is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 28, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 28), opening up a space where Auburn Glaze encloses it.
Auburn Glaze reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 28, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 28, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 28, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 28 vs 12, Auburn Glaze is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 28, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 28), opening up a space where Auburn Glaze encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 28), opening up a space where Auburn Glaze encloses it.
With LRVs of 28 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 28 vs 12, Auburn Glaze is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 28, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Auburn Glaze reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Auburn Glaze reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 28), opening up a space where Auburn Glaze encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 28), opening up a space where Auburn Glaze encloses it.