Pearly Gates vs French Gray
Where Pearly Gates belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, French Gray is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Pearly Gates belongs to the beige family and French Gray to the beige-greige family. Pearly Gates (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. Pearly Gates 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 22.1, 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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Pearly Gates vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pearly Gates 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.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pearly Gates reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 6, Pearly Gates is decisively the brighter choice.
Pearly Gates reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Pearly Gates reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 52, Pearly Gates is decisively the brighter choice.
Pearly Gates reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 58, Pearly Gates is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 27, Pearly Gates is decisively the brighter choice.
Pearly Gates reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 55, Pearly Gates is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 13, Pearly Gates is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 44, Pearly Gates is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Pearly Gates reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 66, Pearly Gates is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (82 vs 74) makes Pearly Gates the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 82 vs 12, Pearly Gates is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 68, Pearly Gates is decisively the brighter choice.
Pearly Gates reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Pearly Gates reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Pearly Gates reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 12, Pearly Gates is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 45, Pearly Gates is decisively the brighter choice.
Pearly Gates reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Pearly Gates reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Pearly Gates reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Pearly Gates reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Pearly Gates reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.