Rolling Hills vs French Gray
Rolling Hills (Cloverdale Paint) and French Gray (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Rolling Hills belongs to the greige-grey family and French Gray to the beige-greige family. The 15-point LRV gap — 43 for French Gray vs 28 for Rolling Hills — means French Gray will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 12.2 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.
Rolling Hills vs French Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Rolling Hills 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. French Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Rolling Hills.
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. French Gray 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 French Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Rolling Hills 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. French Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Rolling Hills vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rolling Hills 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 Rolling Hills comparisons
See how Rolling Hills stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 28, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 28), opening up a space where Rolling Hills encloses it.
Rolling Hills reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 28, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 28), opening up a space where Rolling Hills encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 28, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 28), opening up a space where Rolling Hills encloses it.
With LRVs of 28 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 28 vs 4, Rolling Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 28), opening up a space where Rolling Hills encloses it.
Rolling Hills reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 28), opening up a space where Rolling Hills encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 28, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (28 vs 21) makes Rolling Hills the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 28), opening up a space where Rolling Hills encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 28), opening up a space where Rolling Hills encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 28), opening up a space where Rolling Hills encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 28, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Rolling Hills reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Rolling Hills reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 28), opening up a space where Rolling Hills encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 28, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Rolling Hills reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 28), opening up a space where Rolling Hills encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (31 vs 28) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 28 vs 7, Rolling Hills is decisively the brighter choice.