Raven Plume vs French Gray
Where Raven Plume belongs to Dulux's range, French Gray is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Raven Plume belongs to the blue-grey family and French Gray to the beige-greige family. French Gray (LRV 43) reflects noticeably more light than Raven Plume (LRV 8), a difference of 35 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Raven Plume 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 41.6, 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.
Raven Plume vs French Gray in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Raven Plume 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 Raven Plume would.
Color Details
Raven Plume vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Raven Plume 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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