Harrow Gate vs French Gray
Where Harrow Gate 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. Harrow Gate (LRV 67) reflects noticeably more light than French Gray (LRV 43), a difference of 24 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 14.2, 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.
Harrow Gate vs French Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Harrow Gate 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 Harrow Gate 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. Harrow Gate 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. Harrow Gate 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. Harrow Gate reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than French Gray.
Color Details
Harrow Gate vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Harrow Gate 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 Harrow Gate comparisons
See how Harrow Gate stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 67 vs 52, Harrow Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 9-point LRV gap (67 vs 58) makes Harrow Gate the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 67 vs 27, Harrow Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
Harrow Gate reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 55, Harrow Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 13, Harrow Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 44, Harrow Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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At LRV 67 vs 12, Harrow Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Harrow Gate reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 67, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Harrow Gate reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 12, Harrow Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 45, Harrow Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
Harrow Gate reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Harrow Gate reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
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Harrow Gate reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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