Gooseberry Fool 2 vs Pigeon
Where Gooseberry Fool 2 belongs to Dulux's range, Pigeon is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Gooseberry Fool 2 belongs to the greige-grey family and Pigeon to the grey family. Pigeon (LRV 51) reflects noticeably more light than Gooseberry Fool 2 (LRV 26), a difference of 25 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Gooseberry Fool 2 runs warm while Pigeon is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 11.4, 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.
Gooseberry Fool 2 vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Gooseberry Fool 2 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 Gooseberry Fool 2 would.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Pigeon reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Gooseberry Fool 2.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Pigeon will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Gooseberry Fool 2 would.
Color Details
Gooseberry Fool 2 vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Gooseberry Fool 2 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 Gooseberry Fool 2 comparisons
See how Gooseberry Fool 2 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 26, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
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Gooseberry Fool 2 reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
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A 4-point LRV gap (30 vs 26) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 60 vs 26, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 26), opening up a space where Gooseberry Fool 2 encloses it.
With LRVs of 27 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 26, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 26 vs 4, Gooseberry Fool 2 is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 26), opening up a space where Gooseberry Fool 2 encloses it.
Gooseberry Fool 2 reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 26), opening up a space where Gooseberry Fool 2 encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 26, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (26 vs 21) makes Gooseberry Fool 2 the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 26), opening up a space where Gooseberry Fool 2 encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 26), opening up a space where Gooseberry Fool 2 encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 26), opening up a space where Gooseberry Fool 2 encloses it.
Gooseberry Fool 2 reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Gooseberry Fool 2 reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 26), opening up a space where Gooseberry Fool 2 encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 26, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Gooseberry Fool 2 reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 26), opening up a space where Gooseberry Fool 2 encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (31 vs 26) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 26 vs 7, Gooseberry Fool 2 is decisively the brighter choice.