Palmetto Pink vs French Gray
Where Palmetto Pink belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, French Gray is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Palmetto Pink belongs to the pink-red family and French Gray to the beige-greige family. French Gray (LRV 43) reflects noticeably more light than Palmetto Pink (LRV 38), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Palmetto Pink 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 18.1, 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.
Palmetto Pink vs French Gray in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Palmetto Pink 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.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. French Gray reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Palmetto Pink vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Palmetto Pink 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 Palmetto Pink comparisons
See how Palmetto Pink stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 38), opening up a space where Palmetto Pink encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 38, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Palmetto Pink reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 38, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (38 vs 30) makes Palmetto Pink the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 38), opening up a space where Palmetto Pink encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 38, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 38), opening up a space where Palmetto Pink encloses it.
Palmetto Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 38 vs 4, Palmetto Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 38), opening up a space where Palmetto Pink encloses it.
Palmetto Pink reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 38, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 38 vs 21, Palmetto Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 38), opening up a space where Palmetto Pink encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 38), opening up a space where Palmetto Pink encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 38), opening up a space where Palmetto Pink encloses it.
Palmetto Pink reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 38), opening up a space where Palmetto Pink encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 68 vs 38, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 38 vs 25, Palmetto Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Palmetto Pink reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (38 vs 31) makes Palmetto Pink the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 38 vs 7, Palmetto Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 38 vs 24, Palmetto Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 38, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 38, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.