Faded Petal vs French Gray
Where Faded Petal belongs to Dulux's range, French Gray is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Faded Petal belongs to the grey family and French Gray to the beige-greige family. Faded Petal (LRV 66) reflects noticeably more light than French Gray (LRV 43), a difference of 23 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 17.9, 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.
Faded Petal vs French Gray in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Faded Petal 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 Faded Petal will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than French Gray would.
Color Details
Faded Petal vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Faded Petal 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 Faded Petal comparisons
See how Faded Petal stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Faded Petal encloses it.
Faded Petal reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 52, Faded Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 30, Faded Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
Faded Petal reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (66 vs 60) makes Faded Petal the marginally brighter of the two.
Faded Petal reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Faded Petal reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 4, Faded Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
Faded Petal reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Faded Petal reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Faded Petal reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 66, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 21, Faded Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Faded Petal encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 51, Faded Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
Faded Petal reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Faded Petal reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 41, Faded Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
Faded Petal reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Faded Petal reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 31, Faded Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 7, Faded Petal is decisively the brighter choice.