Spring Thaw vs French Gray
Spring Thaw is a Benjamin Moore color while French Gray comes from Farrow & Ball. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. At LRV 62 vs 43, Spring Thaw will read as the brighter of the two — a 19-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Spring Thaw's yellow character against French Gray's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 12.0, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Spring Thaw vs French Gray in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Spring Thaw 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.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Spring Thaw returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Spring Thaw will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than French Gray would.
Color Details
Spring Thaw vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Spring Thaw 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 Spring Thaw comparisons
See how Spring Thaw stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 62, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 62 vs 6, Spring Thaw is decisively the brighter choice.
Spring Thaw reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Spring Thaw reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes Spring Thaw the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 62 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 4-point LRV gap (62 vs 58) makes Spring Thaw the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 27, Spring Thaw is decisively the brighter choice.
Spring Thaw reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (62 vs 55) makes Spring Thaw the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 13, Spring Thaw is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 44, Spring Thaw is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 62), opening up a space where Spring Thaw encloses it.
Spring Thaw reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (66 vs 62) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 62, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 62, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 12, Spring Thaw is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (68 vs 62) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Spring Thaw reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Spring Thaw reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 12, Spring Thaw is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 45, Spring Thaw is decisively the brighter choice.
Spring Thaw reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Spring Thaw reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Spring Thaw reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Spring Thaw reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.