French Gray is a light neutral from Farrow & Ball, hex #ABAA96. Its light reflectance value is 39.6, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #ABAA96
- RGB
- 171, 170, 150
- HSL
- 57°, 11%, 63%
- CMYK
- 0, 1, 12, 33
- LRV
- 39.6
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
Try it by lamplight, from another angle, or with a different white on the trim, then share the link. It's a rendered room on a screen, so treat it as a guide and try a sample pot before you commit.
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Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to French Gray are Crofters Green by Acres Hall (excellent match), Willow Brook by Fleetwood (good match) and Nantucket Gray HC-111 by Benjamin Moore (good match).
ΔE is the colour difference: under 1.5 is hard to tell apart, under 3.5 reads as the same colour, and past 6 is a different colour.
Acres Hall equivalents to Farrow & Ball French Gray
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's French Gray, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Acres Hall range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Farrow & Ball French Gray
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's French Gray, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Fleetwood range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Farrow & Ball French Gray
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's French Gray, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Farrow & Ball French Gray
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's French Gray, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Johnstone's range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Farrow & Ball French Gray
Dulux has 4 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's French Gray, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Farrow & Ball French Gray
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's French Gray, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Trade range to range.
Crown equivalents to Farrow & Ball French Gray
Crown has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's French Gray, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Crown range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Farrow & Ball French Gray
Little Greene has 2 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's French Gray, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Little Greene range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Farrow & Ball French Gray
Alchemist has 2 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's French Gray, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Farrow & Ball and Alchemist range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Farrow & Ball French Gray
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's French Gray, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Farrow & Ball French Gray
Colourtrend has 4 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's French Gray, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Farrow & Ball and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Farrow & Ball French Gray
Lick has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's French Gray. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Lick range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Farrow & Ball French Gray
Curator has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's French Gray. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Curator range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Farrow & Ball French Gray
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's French Gray. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Farrow & Ball French Gray
Ronseal has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's French Gray. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Ronseal range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Farrow & Ball against another brand, a cross-section at a time.
Works well with
Real paints for each job in the room: the trim, the walls around it, deeper and paler versions, and an accent.
Whites for trim
Whites whose undertone agrees with this colour, for woodwork and ceilings.
Neutrals alongside
Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Neutrals
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of French Gray on it, so some of them look quite different.
French Gray is the 890th of 1,140 neutrals Swatcher knows about.