Sea Smoke vs French Gray
Sea Smoke (Tikkurila) and French Gray (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. The 20-point LRV gap — 63 for Sea Smoke vs 43 for French Gray — means Sea Smoke will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 14.1 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives.
Sea Smoke vs French Gray Color Comparison
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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Sea Smoke vs French Gray in Real Spaces
Seeing Sea Smoke 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. Showing 3 room types where both colors have photos.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Sea Smoke reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than French Gray.
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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. Sea Smoke returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Sea Smoke will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than French Gray would.
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