Storm Cloud Gray vs French Gray
Where Storm Cloud Gray belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, French Gray is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Storm Cloud Gray belongs to the grey family and French Gray to the beige-greige family. French Gray (LRV 43) reflects noticeably more light than Storm Cloud Gray (LRV 29), a difference of 14 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Storm Cloud Gray runs yellow while French Gray is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 12.9, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Storm Cloud Gray vs French Gray in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Storm Cloud Gray 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that French Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Storm Cloud Gray would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. French Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Storm Cloud Gray.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. French Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Storm Cloud Gray.
Color Details
Storm Cloud Gray vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Storm Cloud Gray 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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