Clear Skies vs French Gray
Where Clear Skies belongs to Dulux's range, French Gray is a Farrow & Ball color. Clear Skies reads as blue, while French Gray reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Clear Skies (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. Clear Skies 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 21.9, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Clear Skies vs French Gray in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Clear Skies 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.
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. Clear Skies reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than French Gray.
Color Details
Clear Skies vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Clear Skies 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 Clear Skies comparisons
See how Clear Skies stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (75 vs 69) makes Clear Skies the marginally brighter of the two.
Clear Skies reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 52, Clear Skies is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 30, Clear Skies is decisively the brighter choice.
Clear Skies reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 60, Clear Skies is decisively the brighter choice.
Clear Skies reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Clear Skies reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 4, Clear Skies is decisively the brighter choice.
Clear Skies reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Clear Skies reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Clear Skies reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (84 vs 75) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 75 vs 21, Clear Skies is decisively the brighter choice.
Clear Skies reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 75 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Clear Skies reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Clear Skies reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 41, Clear Skies is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (75 vs 68) makes Clear Skies the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 75 vs 25, Clear Skies is decisively the brighter choice.
Clear Skies reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Clear Skies reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 31, Clear Skies is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 7, Clear Skies is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 24, Clear Skies is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 57, Clear Skies is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (75 vs 72) makes Clear Skies the marginally brighter of the two.