Yarmouth Blue vs Pigeon
Where Yarmouth Blue belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pigeon is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Yarmouth Blue belongs to the blue family and Pigeon to the grey family. Yarmouth Blue (LRV 56) reflects noticeably more light than Pigeon (LRV 51), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Yarmouth Blue runs blue while Pigeon is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 17.2, 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 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Yarmouth Blue vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Yarmouth Blue 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.
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 — Yarmouth Blue gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Yarmouth Blue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Yarmouth Blue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Mudroom
Mudrooms are seen in passing, often under whatever light comes through the door — a context that favors colors with some depth. Yarmouth Blue has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Yarmouth Blue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The brightness difference is modest but present — Yarmouth Blue gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Yarmouth Blue vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Yarmouth Blue 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 Yarmouth Blue comparisons
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