Elusive White vs French Gray
Where Elusive White belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, French Gray is a Farrow & Ball color. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. Elusive White (LRV 78) reflects noticeably more light than French Gray (LRV 43), a difference of 35 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 19.6, 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.
Elusive White vs French Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Elusive White 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 Elusive White 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. Elusive White 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. Elusive White 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. Elusive White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than French Gray.
Color Details
Elusive White vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Elusive White 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 Elusive White comparisons
See how Elusive White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Elusive White reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (83 vs 78) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 78 vs 6, Elusive White is decisively the brighter choice.
Elusive White reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Elusive White reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 52, Elusive White is decisively the brighter choice.
Elusive White reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 58, Elusive White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 27, Elusive White is decisively the brighter choice.
Elusive White reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 55, Elusive White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 13, Elusive White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 44, Elusive White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Elusive White reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 66, Elusive White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (78 vs 74) makes Elusive White the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (83 vs 78) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Elusive White reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 12, Elusive White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 8, Elusive White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (78 vs 68) makes Elusive White the marginally brighter of the two.
Elusive White reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 12, Elusive White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 45, Elusive White is decisively the brighter choice.
Elusive White reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Elusive White reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.