White Bud vs French Gray
Where White Bud belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, French Gray is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, White Bud belongs to the white family and French Gray to the beige-greige family. White Bud (LRV 75) reflects noticeably more light than French Gray (LRV 43), a difference of 32 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 23.7, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
White Bud vs French Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing White Bud 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
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 White Bud will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than French Gray 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. White Bud reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than French Gray.
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. White Bud returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. White Bud reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than French Gray.
Color Details
White Bud vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see White Bud 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 White Bud comparisons
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At LRV 75 vs 58, White Bud is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 27, White Bud is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 55, White Bud is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 44, White Bud is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (75 vs 66) makes White Bud the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 75 vs 12, White Bud is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (75 vs 68) makes White Bud the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 75 vs 12, White Bud is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 45, White Bud is decisively the brighter choice.
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White Bud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
White Bud reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.