Venice Square vs French Gray
Venice Square (Cloverdale Paint) and French Gray (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Venice Square reads as beige, while French Gray reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 16-point LRV gap — 59 for Venice Square vs 43 for French Gray — means Venice Square will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 20.2 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.
Venice Square vs French Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Venice Square 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. Venice Square 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. Venice Square 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 Venice Square 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. Venice Square returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Venice Square vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Venice Square 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 Venice Square comparisons
See how Venice Square stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 59), opening up a space where Venice Square encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (69 vs 59) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Venice Square reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (59 vs 52) makes Venice Square the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 30, Venice Square is decisively the brighter choice.
Venice Square reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 59 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Venice Square reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 4, Venice Square is decisively the brighter choice.
Venice Square reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Venice Square reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Venice Square reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 59, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 21, Venice Square is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 59), opening up a space where Venice Square encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 59), opening up a space where Venice Square encloses it.
Venice Square reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 59 vs 41, Venice Square is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (68 vs 59) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 25, Venice Square is decisively the brighter choice.
Venice Square reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Venice Square reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 31, Venice Square is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 7, Venice Square is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 24, Venice Square is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 72 vs 59, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.