Silver Lichen vs French Gray
Silver Lichen is a Dulux color while French Gray comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Silver Lichen belongs to the grey family and French Gray to the beige-greige family. At LRV 46 vs 43, Silver Lichen will read as the brighter of the two — a 3-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 5.4, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Silver Lichen vs French Gray in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Silver Lichen and French Gray are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Silver Lichen vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Silver Lichen 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 Silver Lichen comparisons
See how Silver Lichen stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 46), opening up a space where Silver Lichen encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 46, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Lichen reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (52 vs 46) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 30, Silver Lichen is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 46, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silver Lichen reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 46 vs 4, Silver Lichen is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silver Lichen reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 46 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 46, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 21, Silver Lichen is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 46), opening up a space where Silver Lichen encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 46), opening up a space where Silver Lichen encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 46), opening up a space where Silver Lichen encloses it.
Silver Lichen reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 46), opening up a space where Silver Lichen encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (46 vs 41) makes Silver Lichen the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 46, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 25, Silver Lichen is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Lichen reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 46 vs 31, Silver Lichen is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 7, Silver Lichen is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 24, Silver Lichen is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (57 vs 46) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 46, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.