Stormy Monday vs French Gray
Where Stormy Monday belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, French Gray is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Stormy Monday belongs to the grey family and French Gray to the beige-greige family. French Gray (LRV 43) reflects noticeably more light than Stormy Monday (LRV 41), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Stormy Monday 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 12.0, 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.
Stormy Monday vs French Gray in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Stormy Monday 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.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Stormy Monday reads more restrained here, while French Gray adds a sense of enclosure and warmth.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The temperature contrast between French Gray and Stormy Monday is what sets these apart most in this context.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. French Gray brings more warmth to the space, while Stormy Monday keeps things cooler and crisper.
Color Details
Stormy Monday vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Stormy Monday 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 Stormy Monday comparisons
See how Stormy Monday stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 41, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Stormy Monday encloses it.
Stormy Monday reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (52 vs 41) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
A 10-point LRV gap (41 vs 30) makes Stormy Monday the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 41, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 41), opening up a space where Stormy Monday encloses it.
Stormy Monday reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 4, Stormy Monday is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 41), opening up a space where Stormy Monday encloses it.
Stormy Monday reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 41, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 41 vs 21, Stormy Monday is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 41), opening up a space where Stormy Monday encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 41), opening up a space where Stormy Monday encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Stormy Monday encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (51 vs 41) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Stormy Monday reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Stormy Monday reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 41), opening up a space where Stormy Monday encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Stormy Monday reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (41 vs 31) makes Stormy Monday the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 41 vs 7, Stormy Monday is decisively the brighter choice.