Wool vs French Grey - Mid
Where Wool belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, French Grey - Mid is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Wool belongs to the beige-greige family and French Grey - Mid to the greige-grey family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (64 vs 67), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Wool vs French Grey - Mid in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Wool and French Grey - Mid are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Wool vs French Grey - Mid Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Wool on one side and French Grey - Mid 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 Wool comparisons
See how Wool stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Wool reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (64 vs 58) makes Wool the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 27, Wool is decisively the brighter choice.
Wool reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (64 vs 55) makes Wool the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 44, Wool is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 64), opening up a space where Wool encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (74 vs 64) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Wool is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Wool is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 45, Wool is decisively the brighter choice.
Wool reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Wool reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Wool reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Wool reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.