Basket vs Pigeon
Basket is a Cloverdale Paint color while Pigeon comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Basket belongs to the beige-greige family and Pigeon to the grey family. At LRV 51 vs 41, Pigeon will read as the brighter of the two — a 10-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 9.6, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Basket vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Basket and Pigeon are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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 returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Pigeon will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Basket would.
Color Details
Basket vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Basket 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 Basket comparisons
See how Basket stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 11-point LRV gap (41 vs 30) makes Basket the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 41, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 41), opening up a space where Basket encloses it.
Basket reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 41), opening up a space where Basket encloses it.
With LRVs of 44 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 41, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 41), opening up a space where Basket encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 41), opening up a space where Basket encloses it.
Basket reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
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Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 41), opening up a space where Basket encloses it.
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Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (41 vs 31) makes Basket the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 41 vs 7, Basket is decisively the brighter choice.