Hepatica vs French Gray
Hepatica is a Cloverdale Paint color while French Gray comes from Farrow & Ball. Hepatica reads as pink-red, while French Gray reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 79 vs 43, Hepatica will read as the brighter of the two — a 36-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 24.8, 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.
Hepatica vs French Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Hepatica 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. Hepatica 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 Hepatica 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. Hepatica 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 Hepatica will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than French Gray would.
Color Details
Hepatica vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hepatica 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 Hepatica comparisons
See how Hepatica stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 4-point LRV gap (83 vs 79) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Hepatica reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Hepatica reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Hepatica reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 58, Hepatica is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 27, Hepatica is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 55, Hepatica is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 44, Hepatica is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 79 vs 66, Hepatica is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (79 vs 74) makes Hepatica the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Hepatica is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (79 vs 68) makes Hepatica the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Hepatica is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 45, Hepatica is decisively the brighter choice.
Hepatica reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Hepatica reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Hepatica reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Hepatica reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Hepatica reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.