Impulse vs Pigeon
Where Impulse belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pigeon is a Farrow & Ball color. Impulse reads as beige, while Pigeon reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Pigeon (LRV 51) reflects noticeably more light than Impulse (LRV 37), a difference of 14 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 38.0, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Impulse vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Impulse and Pigeon 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Pigeon will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Impulse would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Pigeon reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Impulse.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Pigeon reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Impulse.
Color Details
Impulse vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Impulse on one side and Pigeon 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 Impulse comparisons
See how Impulse stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 37, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 37), opening up a space where Impulse encloses it.
Impulse reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 37), opening up a space where Impulse encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 37, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (37 vs 27) makes Impulse the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 37, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (44 vs 37) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 37), opening up a space where Impulse encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 37, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 37, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 37 vs 12, Impulse is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 37 vs 8, Impulse is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 37, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 37 vs 12, Impulse is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (45 vs 37) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Impulse reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Impulse reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.