Cherished One vs Pigeon
Cherished One is a Cloverdale Paint color while Pigeon comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Cherished One belongs to the pink-red family and Pigeon to the grey family. 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 38.7, 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.
Cherished One vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cherished One 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.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The brightness difference is modest but present — Pigeon gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Cherished One vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cherished One 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 Cherished One comparisons
See how Cherished One stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 44, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 44), opening up a space where Cherished One encloses it.
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A 8-point LRV gap (52 vs 44) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 30, Cherished One is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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 Cherished One encloses it.
Cherished One 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.
At LRV 44 vs 4, Cherished One is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cherished One reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
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.
At LRV 44 vs 21, Cherished One is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 44), opening up a space where Cherished One encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 44), opening up a space where Cherished One encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 44), opening up a space where Cherished One encloses it.
Cherished One reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Cherished One 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 Cherished One encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (44 vs 41) makes Cherished One the marginally brighter of the two.
Cherished One 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, Cherished One is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 7, Cherished One is decisively the brighter choice.