Infinite Grey vs French Gray
Where Infinite Grey belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, French Gray is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Infinite Grey belongs to the greige-grey family and French Gray to the beige-greige family. Infinite Grey (LRV 57) reflects noticeably more light than French Gray (LRV 43), a difference of 14 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 11.3, 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.
Infinite Grey vs French Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Infinite Grey 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 Infinite Grey 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. Infinite Grey 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. Infinite Grey 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. Infinite Grey reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than French Gray.
Color Details
Infinite Grey vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Infinite Grey 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 Infinite Grey comparisons
See how Infinite Grey stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 57), opening up a space where Infinite Grey encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 57, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Infinite Grey reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes Infinite Grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 30, Infinite Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
Infinite Grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (60 vs 57) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Infinite Grey reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 57 vs 4, Infinite Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Infinite Grey reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Infinite Grey reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 57, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 21, Infinite Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 57), opening up a space where Infinite Grey encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 57), opening up a space where Infinite Grey encloses it.
Infinite Grey reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 57 vs 41, Infinite Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (68 vs 57) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 25, Infinite Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
Infinite Grey reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Infinite Grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 57 vs 31, Infinite Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 7, Infinite Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 24, Infinite Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 72 vs 57, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.