A light gray with a cool, slightly blue-green balance that feels fresh and clean. It brings calm to bright rooms and holds up in high-use spaces. Often chosen for kitchens, bathrooms, cabinets and trim.
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Undertone: Cool light gray with a faint blue-green cast.
LRV 61: Light French Gray is a light color that keeps rooms bright.
Where to use it: Kitchen, bathroom, cabinets.
Trim: Light French Gray pairs well with Ultra Pure White 1850 for trim, doors and ceilings.
Behr colors that work with Light French Gray on walls, trim and accents.
The closest matches to Light French Gray from Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore, by digital color value. ΔE measures the visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable.
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The digital hex value for Behr Light French Gray (720E-2) is #C9CFCC, which is rgb(201, 207, 204). Use it for mockups and digital design; a physical sample is the only reliable way to judge the paint itself.
Behr Light French Gray has an LRV (light reflectance value) of 61. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white), so Light French Gray is a light color that keeps rooms bright.
Light French Gray has a cool light gray with a faint blue-green cast undertone. By its digital value it sits on a fairly neutral middle, but north-facing light will cool it down and warm bulbs will warm it up, so test a sample in the room where you plan to use it.
The closest Sherwin-Williams color to Behr Light French Gray is Passive (SW 7064, #CBCCC9), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 1.9). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.
The closest Benjamin Moore color to Behr Light French Gray is Pale Smoke (1584, #C9D3D0), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 1.8). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.