Edgecomb Gray vs French Gray
Edgecomb Gray is a Benjamin Moore color while French Gray comes from Farrow & Ball. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 63 vs 43, Edgecomb Gray will read as the brighter of the two — a 20-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Edgecomb Gray's red character against French Gray's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 13.5, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Edgecomb Gray vs French Gray in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Edgecomb Gray 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Edgecomb Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Edgecomb Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than French Gray would.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Edgecomb Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than French Gray.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Edgecomb Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than French Gray would.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Edgecomb Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than French Gray would.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Edgecomb Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than French Gray would.
Color Details
Edgecomb Gray vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Edgecomb Gray 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 Edgecomb Gray comparisons
See how Edgecomb Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Edgecomb Gray encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (69 vs 63) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Edgecomb Gray reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (63 vs 52) makes Edgecomb Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 30, Edgecomb Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Edgecomb Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Edgecomb Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Edgecomb Gray reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 4, Edgecomb Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Edgecomb Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Edgecomb Gray reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Edgecomb Gray reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 63, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 21, Edgecomb Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Edgecomb Gray encloses it.
Edgecomb Gray reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 63 vs 41, Edgecomb Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 63) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 25, Edgecomb Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Edgecomb Gray reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Edgecomb Gray reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 31, Edgecomb Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 7, Edgecomb Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 24, Edgecomb Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (63 vs 57) makes Edgecomb Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
A 9-point LRV gap (72 vs 63) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.