Clytemnestra vs French Gray
Where Clytemnestra belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, French Gray is a Farrow & Ball color. Clytemnestra reads as greige-white, while French Gray reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Clytemnestra (LRV 77) reflects noticeably more light than French Gray (LRV 43), a difference of 34 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 20.9, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Clytemnestra vs French Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Clytemnestra 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Clytemnestra will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than French Gray would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Clytemnestra reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than French Gray.
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. Clytemnestra returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Clytemnestra reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than French Gray.
Color Details
Clytemnestra vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Clytemnestra 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 Clytemnestra comparisons
See how Clytemnestra stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 6-point LRV gap (83 vs 77) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Clytemnestra reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 77 vs 6, Clytemnestra is decisively the brighter choice.
Clytemnestra reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Clytemnestra reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 52, Clytemnestra is decisively the brighter choice.
Clytemnestra reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 58, Clytemnestra is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 27, Clytemnestra is decisively the brighter choice.
Clytemnestra reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 55, Clytemnestra is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 13, Clytemnestra is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 44, Clytemnestra is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Clytemnestra reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (77 vs 66) makes Clytemnestra the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (83 vs 77) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 77 vs 12, Clytemnestra is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (77 vs 68) makes Clytemnestra the marginally brighter of the two.
Clytemnestra reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Clytemnestra reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Clytemnestra reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 12, Clytemnestra is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 45, Clytemnestra is decisively the brighter choice.
Clytemnestra reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Clytemnestra reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Clytemnestra reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Clytemnestra reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Clytemnestra reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.