Dove vs French Gray
Where Dove belongs to Behr's range, French Gray is a Farrow & Ball color. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. Dove (LRV 66) reflects noticeably more light than French Gray (LRV 43), a difference of 23 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Dove runs red while French Gray is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 15.2, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dove vs French Gray in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dove 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Dove will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than French Gray would.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Dove returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Dove vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dove 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 Dove comparisons
See how Dove stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 66 vs 30, Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 84 vs 66, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
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Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Dove reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
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At LRV 66 vs 31, Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 7, Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 24, Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (66 vs 57) makes Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
A 6-point LRV gap (72 vs 66) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.