Pigeon Gray vs Duck Green
Pigeon Gray is a Benjamin Moore color while Duck Green comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Pigeon Gray belongs to the blue-grey family and Duck Green to the green-grey family. At LRV 42 vs 8, Pigeon Gray will read as the brighter of the two — a 34-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Pigeon Gray's blue character against Duck Green's neutral — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 40.0, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pigeon Gray vs Duck Green in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pigeon Gray and Duck Green 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Pigeon Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Pigeon Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Duck Green would.
Color Details
Pigeon Gray vs Duck Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pigeon Gray on one side and Duck Green 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 Pigeon Gray comparisons
See how Pigeon Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 42, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 42), opening up a space where Pigeon Gray encloses it.
Pigeon Gray reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (52 vs 42) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
A 12-point LRV gap (42 vs 30) makes Pigeon Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 42, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 42), opening up a space where Pigeon Gray encloses it.
Pigeon Gray reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 42 vs 4, Pigeon Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 42), opening up a space where Pigeon Gray encloses it.
Pigeon Gray reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 44 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 42, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 21, Pigeon Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 42), opening up a space where Pigeon Gray encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 42), opening up a space where Pigeon Gray encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 42), opening up a space where Pigeon Gray encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (51 vs 42) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Pigeon Gray reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 42), opening up a space where Pigeon Gray encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pigeon Gray reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (42 vs 31) makes Pigeon Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 42 vs 7, Pigeon Gray is decisively the brighter choice.