Raspberry Ice vs French Gray
Where Raspberry Ice belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, French Gray is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Raspberry Ice belongs to the pink-purple family and French Gray to the beige-greige family. Raspberry Ice (LRV 76) reflects noticeably more light than French Gray (LRV 43), a difference of 33 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Raspberry Ice 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 25.0, 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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Raspberry Ice vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Raspberry Ice 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 Raspberry Ice comparisons
See how Raspberry Ice stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (76 vs 69) makes Raspberry Ice the marginally brighter of the two.
Raspberry Ice reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 52, Raspberry Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 30, Raspberry Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
Raspberry Ice reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 60, Raspberry Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
Raspberry Ice reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Raspberry Ice reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 4, Raspberry Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
Raspberry Ice reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Raspberry Ice reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Raspberry Ice reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (84 vs 76) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 21, Raspberry Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
Raspberry Ice reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 76 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Raspberry Ice reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Raspberry Ice reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 76 vs 41, Raspberry Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (76 vs 68) makes Raspberry Ice the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 25, Raspberry Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
Raspberry Ice reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Raspberry Ice reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 31, Raspberry Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 7, Raspberry Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 24, Raspberry Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 57, Raspberry Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (76 vs 72) makes Raspberry Ice the marginally brighter of the two.