Standard White vs French Gray
Standard White (Cloverdale Paint) and French Gray (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Standard White reads as greige-white, while French Gray reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 37-point LRV gap — 80 for Standard White vs 43 for French Gray — means Standard White will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 22.5 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Standard White vs French Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Standard White 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.
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. Standard White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than French Gray.
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. Standard White returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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 Standard White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than French Gray would.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Standard White returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Standard White vs French Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Standard White on one side and French Gray on the other.
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.
More Standard White comparisons
See how Standard White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Standard White reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 80 vs 6, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 52, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 58, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 27, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 55, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 13, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 44, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 80), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 66, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (80 vs 74) makes Standard White the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 8, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 68, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 45, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.