Icicle vs French Gray
Where Icicle belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, French Gray is a Farrow & Ball color. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Icicle (LRV 82) reflects noticeably more light than French Gray (LRV 43), a difference of 39 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Icicle runs yellow while French Gray is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 22.8, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Icicle vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Icicle 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 Icicle comparisons
See how Icicle stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Icicle reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Icicle reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Icicle reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 58, Icicle is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 27, Icicle is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 55, Icicle is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 44, Icicle is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 82 vs 66, Icicle is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (82 vs 74) makes Icicle the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 82 vs 12, Icicle is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 68, Icicle is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 12, Icicle is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 45, Icicle is decisively the brighter choice.
Icicle reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Icicle reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Icicle reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Icicle reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Icicle reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.