Mulled Cider vs French Gray
Mulled Cider (Cloverdale Paint) and French Gray (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Mulled Cider belongs to the beige family and French Gray to the beige-greige family. The 16-point LRV gap — 59 for Mulled Cider vs 43 for French Gray — means Mulled Cider will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 16.4 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mulled Cider vs French Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Mulled Cider 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Mulled Cider reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than French Gray.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Mulled Cider returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Mulled Cider will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than French Gray would.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Mulled Cider returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Mulled Cider vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mulled Cider 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 Mulled Cider comparisons
See how Mulled Cider stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 59 vs 6, Mulled Cider is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 7-point LRV gap (59 vs 52) makes Mulled Cider the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 60 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 59 vs 27, Mulled Cider is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 4-point LRV gap (59 vs 55) makes Mulled Cider the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 13, Mulled Cider is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 44, Mulled Cider is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 74 vs 59, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 59, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 12, Mulled Cider is decisively the brighter choice.
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Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mulled Cider reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 12, Mulled Cider is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 45, Mulled Cider is decisively the brighter choice.
Mulled Cider reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
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Mulled Cider reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 59 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 59), opening up a space where Mulled Cider encloses it.