Tasty Apple vs Pigeon
Where Tasty Apple belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pigeon is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Tasty Apple belongs to the yellow family and Pigeon to the grey family. Tasty Apple (LRV 71) reflects noticeably more light than Pigeon (LRV 51), a difference of 20 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Tasty Apple runs green while Pigeon is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 41.7, 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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Tasty Apple vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tasty Apple 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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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 71), opening up a space where Tasty Apple encloses it.
Tasty Apple reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 52, Tasty Apple is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 30, Tasty Apple is decisively the brighter choice.
Tasty Apple reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (71 vs 60) makes Tasty Apple the marginally brighter of the two.
Tasty Apple reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Tasty Apple reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 43, Tasty Apple is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 4, Tasty Apple is decisively the brighter choice.
Tasty Apple reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Tasty Apple reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Tasty Apple reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 71, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 21, Tasty Apple is decisively the brighter choice.
Tasty Apple reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 71), opening up a space where Tasty Apple encloses it.
Tasty Apple reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Tasty Apple reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 71 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 71 vs 41, Tasty Apple is decisively the brighter choice.
Tasty Apple reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Tasty Apple reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 31, Tasty Apple is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 7, Tasty Apple is decisively the brighter choice.