Dusty Lilac vs French Gray
Where Dusty Lilac belongs to Behr's range, French Gray is a Farrow & Ball color. Dusty Lilac reads as grey, while French Gray reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Dusty Lilac (LRV 61) reflects noticeably more light than French Gray (LRV 43), a difference of 18 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Dusty Lilac 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 17.4, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dusty Lilac vs French Gray in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Dusty Lilac 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 Dusty Lilac will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than French Gray would.
Color Details
Dusty Lilac vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dusty Lilac 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 Dusty Lilac comparisons
See how Dusty Lilac stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 61, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 6, Dusty Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
Dusty Lilac reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Dusty Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Dusty Lilac the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 61 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (61 vs 58) makes Dusty Lilac the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 27, Dusty Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
Dusty Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (61 vs 55) makes Dusty Lilac the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 13, Dusty Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 44, Dusty Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 61), opening up a space where Dusty Lilac encloses it.
Dusty Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (66 vs 61) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 61, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 61, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Dusty Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Dusty Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Dusty Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Dusty Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 45, Dusty Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
Dusty Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Dusty Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Dusty Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Dusty Lilac reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.