Loft Space vs French Gray
Loft Space (Behr) and French Gray (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Loft Space belongs to the grey family and French Gray to the beige-greige family. The 18-point LRV gap — 61 for Loft Space vs 43 for French Gray — means Loft Space will open up a space more effectively. Where Loft Space leans green, French Gray reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 16.2 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.
Loft Space vs French Gray in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Loft Space 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. Loft Space reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than French Gray.
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. Loft Space returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Loft Space vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Loft Space 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 Loft Space comparisons
See how Loft Space stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 8-point LRV gap (69 vs 61) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Loft Space encloses it.
Loft Space reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Loft Space the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 30, Loft Space is decisively the brighter choice.
Loft Space reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Loft Space reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Loft Space reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 4, Loft Space is decisively the brighter choice.
Loft Space reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Loft Space reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Loft Space reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 61, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 21, Loft Space is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 61), opening up a space where Loft Space encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Loft Space encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (61 vs 51) makes Loft Space the marginally brighter of the two.
Loft Space reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Loft Space reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 41, Loft Space is decisively the brighter choice.
Loft Space reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Loft Space reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 31, Loft Space is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 7, Loft Space is decisively the brighter choice.