Durum vs French Gray
Durum is a Cloverdale Paint color while French Gray comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Durum belongs to the beige family and French Gray to the beige-greige family. At LRV 64 vs 43, Durum will read as the brighter of the two — a 21-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 12.9, 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.
Durum vs French Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Durum 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. Durum 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 Durum will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than French Gray 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. Durum reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than French Gray.
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 Durum will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than French Gray would.
Color Details
Durum vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Durum 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 Durum comparisons
See how Durum stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Durum reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Durum reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (64 vs 58) makes Durum the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 27, Durum is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (64 vs 55) makes Durum the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 44, Durum is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 64), opening up a space where Durum encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (74 vs 64) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Durum is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Durum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 45, Durum is decisively the brighter choice.
Durum reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Durum reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Durum reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Durum reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.