Pale Iris vs French Gray
Where Pale Iris belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, French Gray is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Pale Iris belongs to the pink-purple family and French Gray to the beige-greige family. Pale Iris (LRV 64) reflects noticeably more light than French Gray (LRV 43), a difference of 20 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Pale Iris runs purple while French Gray is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 26.9, 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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Pale Iris vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pale Iris 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 Pale Iris comparisons
See how Pale Iris stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 64), opening up a space where Pale Iris encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (64 vs 52) makes Pale Iris the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 30, Pale Iris is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (64 vs 60) makes Pale Iris the marginally brighter of the two.
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Pale Iris reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 84 vs 64, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Pale Iris reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 31, Pale Iris is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 7, Pale Iris is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 24, Pale Iris is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (64 vs 57) makes Pale Iris the marginally brighter of the two.
A 8-point LRV gap (72 vs 64) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.