Varnished Ivory vs Pigeon
Where Varnished Ivory belongs to Behr's range, Pigeon is a Farrow & Ball color. Varnished Ivory reads as beige, while Pigeon reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Varnished Ivory (LRV 72) reflects noticeably more light than Pigeon (LRV 51), a difference of 21 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Varnished Ivory runs red while Pigeon is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 22.7, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Varnished Ivory vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Varnished 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.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Varnished Ivory reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pigeon.
Color Details
Varnished Ivory vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Varnished 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 Varnished Ivory comparisons
See how Varnished Ivory stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 3-point LRV gap (72 vs 69) makes Varnished Ivory the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Varnished Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Varnished Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 30, Varnished Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Varnished Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (72 vs 60) makes Varnished Ivory the marginally brighter of the two.
Varnished Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Varnished Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 43, Varnished Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 4, Varnished Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Varnished Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Varnished Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Varnished Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (84 vs 72) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 21, Varnished Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Varnished Ivory reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Varnished Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Varnished Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Varnished Ivory reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 41, Varnished Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Varnished Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Varnished Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 31, Varnished Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 7, Varnished Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.