Match French Gray
Farrow & Ball French Gray is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 43. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
With LRVs of 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (43 vs 40) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (43 vs 40) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Tracery II reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (43 vs 40) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (43 vs 39) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 43 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.