Vellum vs French Gray
Where Vellum belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, French Gray is a Farrow & Ball color. Vellum reads as beige, while French Gray reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Vellum (LRV 63) reflects noticeably more light than French Gray (LRV 43), a difference of 20 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Vellum 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 20.3, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Vellum vs French Gray in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Vellum 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.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Vellum will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than French Gray would.
Color Details
Vellum vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Vellum 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 Vellum comparisons
See how Vellum stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 63, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Vellum reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Vellum reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
With LRVs of 63 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 6-point LRV gap (63 vs 58) makes Vellum the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 27, Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (63 vs 55) makes Vellum the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 44, Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 63), opening up a space where Vellum encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (74 vs 63) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 12, Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (68 vs 63) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 12, Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 45, Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
Vellum reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Vellum reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Vellum reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Vellum reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.