Lush Meadow vs French Gray
Where Lush Meadow belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, French Gray is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Lush Meadow belongs to the green-yellow family and French Gray to the beige-greige family. Lush Meadow (LRV 58) reflects noticeably more light than French Gray (LRV 43), a difference of 15 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 8.9 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lush Meadow vs French Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Lush Meadow and French Gray are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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 Lush Meadow 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. Lush Meadow 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. Lush Meadow 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. Lush Meadow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than French Gray.
Color Details
Lush Meadow vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lush Meadow 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 Lush Meadow comparisons
See how Lush Meadow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 11-point LRV gap (69 vs 58) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 58), opening up a space where Lush Meadow encloses it.
Lush Meadow reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (58 vs 52) makes Lush Meadow the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 30, Lush Meadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Lush Meadow reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 58 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Lush Meadow reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 4, Lush Meadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Lush Meadow reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lush Meadow reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Lush Meadow reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 58, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 21, Lush Meadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 58), opening up a space where Lush Meadow encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 58), opening up a space where Lush Meadow encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (58 vs 51) makes Lush Meadow the marginally brighter of the two.
Lush Meadow reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Lush Meadow reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 58 vs 41, Lush Meadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Lush Meadow reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Lush Meadow reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 31, Lush Meadow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 7, Lush Meadow is decisively the brighter choice.