Moroccan Flame vs French Gray

Moroccan FlameDuluxvsFrench GrayFarrow & BallΔE 70.5Very different colors

Moroccan Flame is a Dulux color while French Gray comes from Farrow & Ball. Moroccan Flame reads as beige, while French Gray reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 43 vs 28, French Gray will read as the brighter of the two — a 15-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 70.5, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Moroccan Flame vs French Gray in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Moroccan Flame 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

Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. French Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

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French GrayFarrow and Ball 18 living room paint

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Bathroom

Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that French Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Moroccan Flame would.

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French GrayFarrow and Ball French Gray bathroom review

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Color Details

Moroccan Flame
Dulux
Hex#E36811
LRV28.0
BrandDulux
Number
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
French Gray
Farrow & Ball · 18
Hex#b5b19a
LRV43.3
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number18
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium

Moroccan Flame vs French Gray Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Moroccan Flame on one side and French Gray on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Moroccan Flame comparisons

See how Moroccan Flame stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Moroccan Flame
White Dove
Moroccan Flame

At LRV 83 vs 28, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Moroccan Flame
Ammonite
Moroccan Flame
Ammonite

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 28), opening up a space where Moroccan Flame encloses it.

Moroccan Flame
Iron Ore
Moroccan Flame
Iron Ore

At LRV 28 vs 6, Moroccan Flame is decisively the brighter choice.

Moroccan Flame
Purbeck Stone
Moroccan Flame
Purbeck Stone

Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 28), opening up a space where Moroccan Flame encloses it.

Moroccan Flame
Evergreen Fog
Moroccan Flame
Evergreen Fog

With LRVs of 30 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Moroccan Flame
Mizzle
Moroccan Flame
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

At LRV 52 vs 28, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.

Moroccan Flame
Agreeable Gray
Moroccan Flame
Agreeable Gray

Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 28), opening up a space where Moroccan Flame encloses it.

Moroccan Flame
Accessible Beige
Moroccan Flame
Accessible Beige

At LRV 58 vs 28, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.

Denim Drift
Moroccan Flame
Denim Drift
Moroccan Flame

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Moroccan Flame
Naval
Moroccan Flame
Naval
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Moroccan Flame reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Moroccan Flame
Tranquil Dawn
Moroccan Flame
Tranquil Dawn

At LRV 55 vs 28, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.

Moroccan Flame
Bancha
Moroccan Flame
Bancha
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

At LRV 28 vs 13, Moroccan Flame is decisively the brighter choice.

Moroccan Flame
Hardwick White
Moroccan Flame
Hardwick White

At LRV 44 vs 28, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.

Moroccan Flame
Pure White
Moroccan Flame
Pure White

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 28), opening up a space where Moroccan Flame encloses it.

Moroccan Flame
Artichoke
Moroccan Flame
Artichoke

Moroccan Flame reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Balboa Mist
Moroccan Flame
Balboa Mist
Moroccan Flame

At LRV 66 vs 28, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Moroccan Flame
Shoji White
Moroccan Flame
Shoji White

At LRV 74 vs 28, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Moroccan Flame
Snowbound
Moroccan Flame
Snowbound

At LRV 83 vs 28, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Moroccan Flame
Pewter Green
Moroccan Flame
Pewter Green

At LRV 28 vs 12, Moroccan Flame is decisively the brighter choice.

Moroccan Flame
Skimming Stone
Moroccan Flame
Skimming Stone

At LRV 68 vs 28, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Moroccan Flame
Dix Blue
Moroccan Flame
Dix Blue

Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 28), opening up a space where Moroccan Flame encloses it.

Moroccan Flame
Calamine
Moroccan Flame
Calamine

Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 28), opening up a space where Moroccan Flame encloses it.

Moroccan Flame
Treron
Moroccan Flame
Treron
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Moroccan Flame reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Vintage Vogue
Moroccan Flame
Vintage Vogue
Moroccan Flame

At LRV 28 vs 12, Moroccan Flame is decisively the brighter choice.

Saybrook Sage
Moroccan Flame
Saybrook Sage
Moroccan Flame

At LRV 45 vs 28, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.

Moroccan Flame
Pale Green
Moroccan Flame
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Moroccan Flame
Pine Needle
Moroccan Flame
Pine Needle

Moroccan Flame reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Moroccan Flame
Cement grey
Moroccan Flame
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Moroccan Flame reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Guilford Green
Moroccan Flame
Guilford Green
Moroccan Flame

Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 28), opening up a space where Moroccan Flame encloses it.

Just Walnut
Moroccan Flame
Just Walnut
Moroccan Flame

Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 28), opening up a space where Moroccan Flame encloses it.