French Moire vs Respite paint color comparison

French Moire vs Respite

French MoireSherwin-WilliamsvsRespiteSherwin-WilliamsΔE 4.6 — Noticeable difference

French Moire and Respite come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 4-point LRV gap — 47 for French Moire vs 43 for Respite — means French Moire will open up a space more effectively. Both share a cool character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 4.6 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

French Moire vs Respite in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. French Moire and Respite 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.

Bedroom

Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. French Moire has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

French MoireSW 9056 bedroom paint

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RespiteSherwin Williams Respite Bedroom

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Color Details

French Moire
Sherwin-Williams · 9056
LRV47.0
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9056
Undertone—
TemperatureCool
BrightnessMedium
Respite
Sherwin-Williams · 6514
LRV43.1
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6514
Undertone—
TemperatureCool
BrightnessMedium

French Moire vs Respite Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see French Moire on one side and Respite on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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.