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Light French Gray SW 0055
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Undertone: Subtle yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Light French Gray sits at L* 77.7, a* -0.2, b* 2.8. Its hue angle is 94° and its chroma is 2.8, so it leans yellow only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 31%.
LRV 52.6: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 52.6, Light French Gray is lighter than 64% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Light French Gray
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Embers | 1466 | 0.26 | Practically identical | |
| Cumulus Cloud | 1550 | 1.95 | Very close | |
| Silver Chain | 1472 | 1.97 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Light French Gray
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble Gray | HDC-WR15-3 | 0.70 | Practically identical | |
| Natural Gray | PPU18-10 | 1.06 | Very close | |
| Gull Gray | QE-50 | 1.33 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knitting Needles | SW 7672 | 0.26 | Practically identical | |
| Silverplate | SW 7649 | 0.51 | Practically identical | |
| Fortitude | SW 9562 | 1.39 | Very close | |
| Argos | SW 7065 | 1.57 | Very close | |
| March Wind | SW 7668 | 2.12 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Zircon | SW 7667 | 2.48 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Slumber Sloth SW 9606 · lighter, LRV 56.2
- Alpaca SW 7022 · lighter, LRV 56.5
- Autonomous SW 9557 · lighter, LRV 56.8
- Jogging Path SW 7638 · darker, LRV 48.9
- Techno Gray SW 6170 · darker, LRV 48.8
- Fashionable Gray SW 6275 · darker, LRV 48.4
Colors that go with Light French Gray
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Light French Gray:
- Origami White SW 7636
- Gentle Grape SW 9074
Light French Gray is too close to neutral (chroma 2.8) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its yellow lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Light French Gray vs popular colors
- Colonnade Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7641, ΔE 2.7) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more saturated.
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 2.7) is darker (LRV 48.2 vs 52.6), more green.
- Repose Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7015, ΔE 2.9) is lighter (LRV 58.2 vs 52.6), more yellow/warm, more saturated.