Little Touch vs Pigeon

Little TouchCloverdale PaintvsPigeonFarrow & BallΔE 27.8Very different colors

Little Touch (Cloverdale Paint) and Pigeon (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Little Touch reads as pink-purple, while Pigeon reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 17-point LRV gap — 68 for Little Touch vs 51 for Pigeon — means Little Touch will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 27.8 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Little Touch vs Pigeon in Real Spaces

3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Little Touch 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

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. Little Touch reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pigeon.

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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. Little Touch returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

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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. Little Touch returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

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Color Details

Little Touch
Cloverdale Paint · 1189
LRV68.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number1189
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight
Pigeon
Farrow & Ball · 25
LRV50.6
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number25
Undertone
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessMedium

Little Touch vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Little Touch on one side and Pigeon on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Little Touch comparisons

See how Little Touch stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Little Touch
Ammonite
Little Touch
Ammonite
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.

White Dove
Little Touch
White Dove
Little Touch
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Little Touch encloses it.

Little Touch
Iron Ore
Little Touch
Iron Ore
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68

Little Touch reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Little Touch
Purbeck Stone
Little Touch
Purbeck Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 52, Little Touch is decisively the brighter choice.

Little Touch
Evergreen Fog
Little Touch
Evergreen Fog
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 30, Little Touch is decisively the brighter choice.

Little Touch
Mizzle
Little Touch
Mizzle
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Little Touch reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.

Little Touch
Agreeable Gray
Little Touch
Agreeable Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68

A 8-point LRV gap (68 vs 60) makes Little Touch the marginally brighter of the two.

Little Touch
Accessible Beige
Little Touch
Accessible Beige
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68

Little Touch reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Little Touch
Denim Drift
Little Touch
Denim Drift
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68

Little Touch reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

Little Touch
French Gray
Little Touch
French Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 43, Little Touch is decisively the brighter choice.

Little Touch
Naval
Little Touch
Naval
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 68 vs 4, Little Touch is decisively the brighter choice.

Little Touch
Tranquil Dawn
Little Touch
Tranquil Dawn
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68

Little Touch reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.

Little Touch
Bancha
Little Touch
Bancha
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

Little Touch reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Little Touch
Hardwick White
Little Touch
Hardwick White
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68

Little Touch reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.

Little Touch
Pure White
Little Touch
Pure White
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68

At LRV 84 vs 68, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

Little Touch
Artichoke
Little Touch
Artichoke
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

At LRV 68 vs 21, Little Touch is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
Little Touch
Balboa Mist
Little Touch
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68

With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Little Touch
Shoji White
Little Touch
Shoji White
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68

Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Little Touch
Snowbound
Little Touch
Snowbound
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Little Touch encloses it.

Little Touch
Pewter Green
Little Touch
Pewter Green
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68

Little Touch reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Little Touch
Duck Green
Little Touch
Duck Green
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68

Little Touch reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.

Little Touch
Skimming Stone
Little Touch
Skimming Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68

With LRVs of 68 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Little Touch
Dix Blue
Little Touch
Dix Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

At LRV 68 vs 41, Little Touch is decisively the brighter choice.

Little Touch
Hicks' Blue
Little Touch
Hicks' Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68

Little Touch vs Hicks' Blue

Little Touch
Slaked Lime Deep
Little Touch
Slaked Lime Deep

Little Touch vs Slaked Lime Deep

Vintage Vogue
Little Touch
Vintage Vogue
Little Touch
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68

Little Touch reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Little Touch
Livid
Little Touch
Livid
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68

Little Touch vs Livid

Saybrook Sage
Little Touch
Saybrook Sage
Little Touch
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68

Little Touch reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.

Little Touch
Pale Green
Little Touch
Pale Green
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

At LRV 68 vs 31, Little Touch is decisively the brighter choice.

Little Touch
Pine Needle
Little Touch
Pine Needle
Cloverdale Paint
Little Touch
1189 · LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 7, Little Touch is decisively the brighter choice.