Sweet Melon vs French Gray
Where Sweet Melon belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, French Gray is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Sweet Melon belongs to the beige family and French Gray to the beige-greige family. Sweet Melon (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than French Gray (LRV 43), a difference of 26 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Sweet Melon 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 22.6, 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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Sweet Melon vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sweet Melon 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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With LRVs of 69 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 69, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 6, Sweet Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Melon reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Sweet Melon reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Sweet Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Melon reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 12-point LRV gap (69 vs 58) makes Sweet Melon the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 69 vs 27, Sweet Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Melon reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 55, Sweet Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 13, Sweet Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 44, Sweet Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 69), opening up a space where Sweet Melon encloses it.
Sweet Melon reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (69 vs 66) makes Sweet Melon the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (74 vs 69) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 69, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Melon reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 12, Sweet Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 8, Sweet Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Sweet Melon reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 12, Sweet Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 45, Sweet Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Melon reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Sweet Melon reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.