Baby Vegetable vs French Gray
Baby Vegetable is a Cloverdale Paint color while French Gray comes from Farrow & Ball. Baby Vegetable reads as yellow, while French Gray reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 43 vs 15, French Gray will read as the brighter of the two — a 28-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 27.9, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Baby Vegetable vs French Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Baby Vegetable 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. French Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that French Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Baby Vegetable would.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. French Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Baby Vegetable.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that French Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Baby Vegetable would.
Color Details
Baby Vegetable vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Baby Vegetable 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 Baby Vegetable comparisons
See how Baby Vegetable stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 15), opening up a space where Baby Vegetable encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 15, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Baby Vegetable reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 15, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 15, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 15), opening up a space where Baby Vegetable encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 15, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 15), opening up a space where Baby Vegetable encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 15), opening up a space where Baby Vegetable encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (15 vs 4) makes Baby Vegetable the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 15), opening up a space where Baby Vegetable encloses it.
With LRVs of 15 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 15), opening up a space where Baby Vegetable encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 15, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (21 vs 15) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 15), opening up a space where Baby Vegetable encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 15), opening up a space where Baby Vegetable encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 15), opening up a space where Baby Vegetable encloses it.
Baby Vegetable reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 15), opening up a space where Baby Vegetable encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 15, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 15, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (25 vs 15) makes Treron the marginally brighter of the two.
Baby Vegetable reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 15), opening up a space where Baby Vegetable encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 15, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (15 vs 7) makes Baby Vegetable the marginally brighter of the two.
A 9-point LRV gap (24 vs 15) makes Cement grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 15, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 15, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.