Loch Ness vs French Gray
Where Loch Ness belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, French Gray is a Farrow & Ball color. Loch Ness reads as beige-yellow, while French Gray reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Loch Ness (LRV 75) reflects noticeably more light than French Gray (LRV 43), a difference of 32 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 17.5, 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.
Loch Ness vs French Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Loch Ness 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 Loch Ness 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. Loch Ness 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. Loch Ness 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. Loch Ness reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than French Gray.
Color Details
Loch Ness vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Loch Ness 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 Loch Ness comparisons
See how Loch Ness stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 52, Loch Ness is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 30, Loch Ness is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 60, Loch Ness is decisively the brighter choice.
Loch Ness reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Loch Ness reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Loch Ness reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Loch Ness reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (84 vs 75) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
Loch Ness reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 75 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Loch Ness reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Loch Ness reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Loch Ness reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Loch Ness reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Loch Ness reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 31, Loch Ness is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 7, Loch Ness is decisively the brighter choice.