Pigeon Gray vs Thunder
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Pigeon Gray belongs to the blue-grey family and Thunder to the greige-grey family. Thunder (LRV 48) reflects noticeably more light than Pigeon Gray (LRV 42), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Pigeon Gray runs blue while Thunder is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 10.1, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pigeon Gray vs Thunder in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pigeon Gray and Thunder 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 — Thunder gives the walls a little more lift.
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. Thunder reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Pigeon Gray vs Thunder Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pigeon Gray on one side and Thunder 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.