Moth Mist vs French Gray
Where Moth Mist belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, French Gray is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Moth Mist belongs to the beige-yellow family and French Gray to the beige-greige family. Moth Mist (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than French Gray (LRV 43), a difference of 41 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 21.5, 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.
Moth Mist vs French Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Moth Mist 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 Moth Mist 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. Moth Mist 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. Moth Mist 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. Moth Mist reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than French Gray.
Color Details
Moth Mist vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Moth Mist 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 Moth Mist comparisons
See how Moth Mist stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 52, Moth Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 30, Moth Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 60, Moth Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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Moth Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 84 vs 31, Moth Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 7, Moth Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 24, Moth Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 57, Moth Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 72, Moth Mist is decisively the brighter choice.