Celestial Cloud 2 vs French Gray
Where Celestial Cloud 2 belongs to Dulux's range, French Gray is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Celestial Cloud 2 belongs to the blue family and French Gray to the beige-greige family. French Gray (LRV 43) reflects noticeably more light than Celestial Cloud 2 (LRV 32), a difference of 11 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Celestial Cloud 2 runs cool while French Gray is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 22.7, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Celestial Cloud 2 vs French Gray in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Celestial Cloud 2 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.
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. French Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that French Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Celestial Cloud 2 would.
Color Details
Celestial Cloud 2 vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Celestial Cloud 2 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.
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