Mellow Blue vs French Gray
Mellow Blue is a Cloverdale Paint color while French Gray comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Mellow Blue belongs to the blue-green family and French Gray to the beige-green family. At LRV 76 vs 43, Mellow Blue will read as the brighter of the two — a 33-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 20.3, 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.
Mellow Blue vs French Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Mellow Blue 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. Mellow Blue 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 Mellow Blue 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. Mellow Blue 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 Mellow Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than French Gray would.
Color Details
Mellow Blue vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mellow Blue 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 Mellow Blue comparisons
See how Mellow Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Mellow Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 76 vs 6, Mellow Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Mellow Blue reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Mellow Blue reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 52, Mellow Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Mellow Blue reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 58, Mellow Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 27, Mellow Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Mellow Blue reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 55, Mellow Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 13, Mellow Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 44, Mellow Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mellow Blue reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (76 vs 66) makes Mellow Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Mellow Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (76 vs 68) makes Mellow Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Mellow Blue reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Mellow Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mellow Blue reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Mellow Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 45, Mellow Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Mellow Blue reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Mellow Blue reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Mellow Blue reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Mellow Blue reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Mellow Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.