Love Always vs Pigeon
Where Love Always belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pigeon is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Love Always belongs to the beige family and Pigeon to the grey family. Love Always (LRV 70) reflects noticeably more light than Pigeon (LRV 51), a difference of 19 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Love Always runs red while Pigeon is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 23.8, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Love Always vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Love Always 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.
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See how Love Always stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 70), opening up a space where Love Always encloses it.
Love Always reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 52, Love Always is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 30, Love Always is decisively the brighter choice.
Love Always reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (70 vs 60) makes Love Always the marginally brighter of the two.
Love Always reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Love Always reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 43, Love Always is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 4, Love Always is decisively the brighter choice.
Love Always reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Love Always reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Love Always reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 70, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 21, Love Always is decisively the brighter choice.
Love Always reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 70), opening up a space where Love Always encloses it.
Love Always reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Love Always reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 70 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 70 vs 41, Love Always is decisively the brighter choice.
Love Always reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Love Always reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 31, Love Always is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 7, Love Always is decisively the brighter choice.