Madrona vs French Gray
Madrona is a Cloverdale Paint color while French Gray comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Madrona belongs to the beige family and French Gray to the beige-greige family. At LRV 43 vs 27, French Gray will read as the brighter of the two — a 16-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 19.8, 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.
Madrona vs French Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Madrona 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. French Gray 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 French Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Madrona 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. French Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Madrona.
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 French Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Madrona would.
Color Details
Madrona vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Madrona 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 Madrona comparisons
See how Madrona stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 27), opening up a space where Madrona encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 27, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (30 vs 27) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 27, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 27), opening up a space where Madrona encloses it.
With LRVs of 27 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 27), opening up a space where Madrona encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 27), opening up a space where Madrona encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 27, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 27), opening up a space where Madrona encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 27), opening up a space where Madrona encloses it.
Madrona reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 27), opening up a space where Madrona encloses it.
Madrona reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 27), opening up a space where Madrona encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (31 vs 27) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 27 vs 7, Madrona is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (27 vs 24) makes Madrona the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 27, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 27, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.