French Grey is a pale neutral from Little Greene, hex #C8C5B7. Its light reflectance value is 55.6, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #C8C5B7
- RGB
- 200, 197, 183
- HSL
- 49°, 13%, 75%
- CMYK
- 0, 1, 8, 22
- LRV
- 55.6
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
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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 Grey are Brushed Aluminum 1485 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match), Herbert by Farrelly & Co (excellent match) and Fiorito 0371 by Colourtrend (excellent 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.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Little Greene French Grey
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Little Greene's French Grey, closest first. Compare Little Greene and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Little Greene French Grey
Farrelly & Co has 3 equivalents to Little Greene's French Grey, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Little Greene and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Little Greene French Grey
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Little Greene's French Grey, closest first. Compare Little Greene and Colourtrend range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Little Greene French Grey
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Little Greene's French Grey, closest first. Compare Little Greene and Johnstone's range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Little Greene French Grey
Alchemist has 5 equivalents to Little Greene's French Grey, closest first. Compare Little Greene and Alchemist range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Little Greene French Grey
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Little Greene's French Grey, closest first. Compare Little Greene and Fleetwood range to range.
Lick equivalents to Little Greene French Grey
Lick has 3 equivalents to Little Greene's French Grey, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Little Greene and Lick range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Little Greene French Grey
Farrow & Ball has 5 equivalents to Little Greene's French Grey, closest first. Compare Little Greene and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Crown equivalents to Little Greene French Grey
Crown has 2 equivalents to Little Greene's French Grey, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Little Greene and Crown range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Little Greene French Grey
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Little Greene's French Grey, closest first. Compare Little Greene and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Little Greene French Grey
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Little Greene's French Grey, closest first. Compare Little Greene and Dulux Trade range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Little Greene French Grey
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Little Greene's French Grey, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Little Greene and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Little Greene French Grey
Acres Hall has 2 equivalents to Little Greene's French Grey, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Little Greene and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Little Greene French Grey
Curator has no true equivalent to Little Greene's French Grey. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Little Greene and Curator range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Little Greene French Grey
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Little Greene's French Grey. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Little Greene and Ronseal range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Little Greene 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 Grey on it, so some of them look quite different.
French Grey is the 1,006th of 1,140 neutrals Swatcher knows about.