String vs Cement grey
String is a Farrow & Ball color while Cement grey comes from RAL Classic. Hue-wise, String belongs to the beige family and Cement grey to the grey family. At LRV 62 vs 24, String will read as the brighter of the two — a 38-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 31.3, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
String vs Cement grey in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing String and Cement grey in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that String will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cement grey would.
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 String will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cement grey would.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that String will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cement grey would.
Color Details
String vs Cement grey Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see String on one side and Cement grey 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 String comparisons
See how String stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where String encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes String the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 30, String is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
String reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
String reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 43, String is decisively the brighter choice.
String reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
String reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 62, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 62), opening up a space where String encloses it.
String reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
String reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
String reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 31, String is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (62 vs 57) makes String the marginally brighter of the two.
A 10-point LRV gap (72 vs 62) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.