Plaster vs Pigeon
Plaster is a Cloverdale Paint color while Pigeon comes from Farrow & Ball. Plaster reads as greige-grey, while Pigeon reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 68 vs 51, Plaster will read as the brighter of the two — a 18-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 20.7, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Plaster vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Plaster 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Plaster returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Plaster will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pigeon would.
Color Details
Plaster vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Plaster 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 Plaster comparisons
See how Plaster stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 68, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Plaster reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Plaster the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 27, Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.
Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 55, Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 44, Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 68), opening up a space where Plaster encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (74 vs 68) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 12, Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 8, Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 68 vs 12, Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 45, Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.
Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.