New White vs French Vanilla
New White is a Farrow & Ball color while French Vanilla comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, New White belongs to the beige-white family and French Vanilla to the beige family. With LRVs of 82 and 83, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. With a ΔE of 1.3, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
New White vs French Vanilla in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. New White and French Vanilla 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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
New White vs French Vanilla Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see New White on one side and French Vanilla 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 New White comparisons
See how New White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
New White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
New White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
New White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 58, New White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 27, New White is decisively the brighter choice.
New White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 55, New White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 44, New White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 82 vs 66, New White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (82 vs 74) makes New White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 82 vs 12, New White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 8, New White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 68, New White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 12, New White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 45, New White is decisively the brighter choice.
New White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.