Quartz Flint 1 vs French Gray
Where Quartz Flint 1 belongs to Dulux's range, French Gray is a Farrow & Ball color. Quartz Flint 1 reads as grey, while French Gray reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. French Gray (LRV 43) reflects noticeably more light than Quartz Flint 1 (LRV 31), a difference of 12 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Quartz Flint 1 runs neutral while French Gray is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 17.3, 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.
Quartz Flint 1 vs French Gray in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Quartz Flint 1 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 French Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Quartz Flint 1 would.
Color Details
Quartz Flint 1 vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Quartz Flint 1 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 Quartz Flint 1 comparisons
See how Quartz Flint 1 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 31, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Quartz Flint 1 encloses it.
Quartz Flint 1 reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 31, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 31), opening up a space where Quartz Flint 1 encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 31, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 31), opening up a space where Quartz Flint 1 encloses it.
Quartz Flint 1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 31 vs 4, Quartz Flint 1 is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Quartz Flint 1 encloses it.
Quartz Flint 1 reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 31), opening up a space where Quartz Flint 1 encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 31, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (31 vs 21) makes Quartz Flint 1 the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Quartz Flint 1 encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 31), opening up a space where Quartz Flint 1 encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Quartz Flint 1 encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 31, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Quartz Flint 1 reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Quartz Flint 1 reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 31), opening up a space where Quartz Flint 1 encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (41 vs 31) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Quartz Flint 1 reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 31), opening up a space where Quartz Flint 1 encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 31 vs 7, Quartz Flint 1 is decisively the brighter choice.