True Grey vs Treron
Where True Grey belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Treron is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, True Grey belongs to the blue-grey family and Treron to the greige-grey family. True Grey (LRV 41) reflects noticeably more light than Treron (LRV 25), a difference of 16 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 17.6, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
True Grey vs Treron in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing True Grey and Treron 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 True Grey will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Treron 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. True Grey reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Treron.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. True Grey reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Treron.
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. True Grey returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
True Grey vs Treron Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see True Grey on one side and Treron 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 True Grey comparisons
See how True Grey stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where True Grey encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (52 vs 41) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
A 10-point LRV gap (41 vs 30) makes True Grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 41, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 41), opening up a space where True Grey encloses it.
True Grey reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 41), opening up a space where True Grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 44 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 41, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 41), opening up a space where True Grey encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 41), opening up a space where True Grey encloses it.
True Grey reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 41), opening up a space where True Grey encloses it.
True Grey reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (41 vs 31) makes True Grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 41 vs 7, True Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 41 vs 24, True Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 41, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 41, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.