Thundercloud Gray vs French Gray
Where Thundercloud Gray belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, French Gray is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Thundercloud Gray belongs to the blue-grey family and French Gray to the beige-greige family. Thundercloud Gray (LRV 50) reflects noticeably more light than French Gray (LRV 43), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Thundercloud Gray runs blue while French Gray is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 15.1, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Thundercloud Gray vs French Gray in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Thundercloud 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.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Thundercloud Gray reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Thundercloud Gray reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Thundercloud Gray vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Thundercloud 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.
More Thundercloud Gray comparisons
See how Thundercloud Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 50), opening up a space where Thundercloud Gray encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 50, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Thundercloud Gray reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 50 vs 30, Thundercloud Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 10-point LRV gap (60 vs 50) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Thundercloud Gray reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 50 vs 4, Thundercloud Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Thundercloud Gray reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Thundercloud Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 50, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 21, Thundercloud Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 50), opening up a space where Thundercloud Gray encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 50), opening up a space where Thundercloud Gray encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 50), opening up a space where Thundercloud Gray encloses it.
Thundercloud Gray reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 50), opening up a space where Thundercloud Gray encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (50 vs 41) makes Thundercloud Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 50, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 25, Thundercloud Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Thundercloud Gray reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Thundercloud Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 50 vs 31, Thundercloud Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 7, Thundercloud Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 24, Thundercloud Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (57 vs 50) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 50, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.