Cardamom vs Pigeon
Cardamom is a Cloverdale Paint color while Pigeon comes from Farrow & Ball. Cardamom reads as beige-greige, while Pigeon reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 51 vs 44, Pigeon will read as the brighter of the two — a 7-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 11.7, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cardamom vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cardamom 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
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 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The brightness difference is modest but present — Pigeon gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Cardamom vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cardamom 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 Cardamom comparisons
See how Cardamom stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 44), opening up a space where Cardamom encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (52 vs 44) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 30, Cardamom is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 44, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 44), opening up a space where Cardamom encloses it.
Cardamom reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 44 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 44, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 44), opening up a space where Cardamom encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 44), opening up a space where Cardamom encloses it.
Cardamom reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Cardamom reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 44), opening up a space where Cardamom encloses it.
Cardamom reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 44 vs 31, Cardamom is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 7, Cardamom is decisively the brighter choice.