Muffin Magic vs French Gray
Muffin Magic is a Cloverdale Paint color while French Gray comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Muffin Magic belongs to the beige family and French Gray to the beige-greige family. At LRV 76 vs 43, Muffin Magic will read as the brighter of the two — a 33-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.
Muffin Magic vs French Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Muffin Magic 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. Muffin Magic 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 Muffin Magic 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. Muffin Magic 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 Muffin Magic will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than French Gray would.
Color Details
Muffin Magic vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Muffin Magic 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 Muffin Magic comparisons
See how Muffin Magic 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.
Muffin Magic reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 76 vs 6, Muffin Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
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Muffin Magic reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 52, Muffin Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
Muffin Magic reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 58, Muffin Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 27, Muffin Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
Muffin Magic reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 55, Muffin Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 13, Muffin Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 44, Muffin Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Muffin Magic 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 Muffin Magic 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, Muffin Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (76 vs 68) makes Muffin Magic the marginally brighter of the two.
Muffin Magic reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Muffin Magic reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Muffin Magic reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Muffin Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 45, Muffin Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
Muffin Magic reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Muffin Magic reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Muffin Magic reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Muffin Magic reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Muffin Magic reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.