Hidden Cove vs French Gray
Hidden Cove is a Cloverdale Paint color while French Gray comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Hidden Cove belongs to the greige-grey family and French Gray to the beige-greige family. At LRV 59 vs 43, Hidden Cove will read as the brighter of the two — a 16-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 11.2, 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.
Hidden Cove vs French Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Hidden Cove 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. Hidden Cove 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 Hidden Cove 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. Hidden Cove 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 Hidden Cove will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than French Gray would.
Color Details
Hidden Cove vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hidden Cove 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 Hidden Cove comparisons
See how Hidden Cove stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 59), opening up a space where Hidden Cove encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (69 vs 59) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Hidden Cove reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (59 vs 52) makes Hidden Cove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 30, Hidden Cove is decisively the brighter choice.
Hidden Cove reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 59 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hidden Cove reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 4, Hidden Cove is decisively the brighter choice.
Hidden Cove reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hidden Cove reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hidden Cove reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 59, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 21, Hidden Cove is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 59), opening up a space where Hidden Cove encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 59), opening up a space where Hidden Cove encloses it.
Hidden Cove reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 59 vs 41, Hidden Cove is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (68 vs 59) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 25, Hidden Cove is decisively the brighter choice.
Hidden Cove reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Hidden Cove reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 31, Hidden Cove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 7, Hidden Cove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 24, Hidden Cove is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 72 vs 59, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.