Ashwood vs Pigeon
Where Ashwood belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pigeon is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Ashwood belongs to the beige-greige family and Pigeon to the grey family. Ashwood (LRV 67) reflects noticeably more light than Pigeon (LRV 51), a difference of 17 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Ashwood runs yellow while Pigeon is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 20.6, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ashwood vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Ashwood 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. Ashwood reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pigeon.
Color Details
Ashwood vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ashwood 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 Ashwood comparisons
See how Ashwood stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 67 vs 52, Ashwood is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 30, Ashwood is decisively the brighter choice.
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Ashwood reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ashwood reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 43, Ashwood is decisively the brighter choice.
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Ashwood reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 67, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 67 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ashwood reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Ashwood reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 67, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Ashwood reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Ashwood reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 31, Ashwood is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 7, Ashwood is decisively the brighter choice.