Ivory vs Pigeon
Ivory (Dulux) and Pigeon (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Ivory belongs to the beige family and Pigeon to the grey family. The 18-point LRV gap — 69 for Ivory vs 51 for Pigeon — means Ivory will open up a space more effectively. Where Ivory leans warm, Pigeon reads neutral — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 22.9 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ivory vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ivory 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. Ivory reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pigeon.
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. Ivory returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Ivory vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ivory 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 Ivory comparisons
See how Ivory stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Ivory encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (69 vs 60) makes Ivory the marginally brighter of the two.
Ivory reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Ivory reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 31, Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
