Calluna vs Pigeon
Both from Farrow & Ball's palette. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Calluna (LRV 57) reflects noticeably more light than Pigeon (LRV 51), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean neutral, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 18.6, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Calluna vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Calluna 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Calluna gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Calluna reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Calluna reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Calluna reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Calluna vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Calluna 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 Calluna comparisons
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At LRV 57 vs 44, Calluna is decisively the brighter choice.
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