Monet Magic vs Pigeon
Where Monet Magic belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pigeon is a Farrow & Ball color. Monet Magic reads as blue, while Pigeon reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Monet Magic (LRV 66) reflects noticeably more light than Pigeon (LRV 51), a difference of 15 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 23.7, 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.
Monet Magic vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Monet Magic 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 Monet Magic will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pigeon 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. Monet Magic reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pigeon.
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. Monet Magic reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pigeon.
Color Details
Monet Magic vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Monet Magic 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 Monet Magic comparisons
See how Monet Magic stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 69 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 66, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 6, Monet Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
Monet Magic reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Monet Magic reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 52, Monet Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
Monet Magic reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 58) makes Monet Magic the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 27, Monet Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
Monet Magic reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Monet Magic reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Monet Magic the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 13, Monet Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 44, Monet Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 66), opening up a space where Monet Magic encloses it.
Monet Magic reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Monet Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 8, Monet Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Monet Magic reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Monet Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 45, Monet Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
Monet Magic reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Monet Magic reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.