Match Pigeon
Farrow & Ball Pigeon is a mid-tone shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 51. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 37), opening up a space where Downing Stone encloses it. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
At LRV 51 vs 33, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 37), opening up a space where Strong Winds encloses it. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 34), opening up a space where Smoky Slate encloses it. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 33), opening up a space where Dusted Moss 1 encloses it. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 11-point LRV gap (51 vs 40) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 35), opening up a space where Urbane Grey encloses it. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (51 vs 45) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.