Noteworthy vs French Gray
Noteworthy (Cloverdale Paint) and French Gray (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Noteworthy belongs to the pink family and French Gray to the beige-greige family. The 12-point LRV gap — 55 for Noteworthy vs 43 for French Gray — means Noteworthy will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 23.6 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.
Noteworthy vs French Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Noteworthy 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. Noteworthy 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. Noteworthy 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 Noteworthy 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. Noteworthy returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Noteworthy vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Noteworthy 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 Noteworthy comparisons
See how Noteworthy stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 55, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 55), opening up a space where Noteworthy encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 6, Noteworthy is decisively the brighter choice.
Noteworthy reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Noteworthy reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Noteworthy the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 27, Noteworthy is decisively the brighter choice.
Noteworthy reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 13, Noteworthy is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Noteworthy the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 55), opening up a space where Noteworthy encloses it.
Noteworthy reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 55, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Noteworthy is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 55, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Noteworthy reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Noteworthy encloses it.
Noteworthy reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Noteworthy is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes Noteworthy the marginally brighter of the two.
Noteworthy reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Noteworthy reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Noteworthy reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 55), opening up a space where Noteworthy encloses it.