Chinese Cherry vs Pigeon
Where Chinese Cherry belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pigeon is a Farrow & Ball color. Chinese Cherry reads as beige-pink, while Pigeon reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Chinese Cherry (LRV 72) reflects noticeably more light than Pigeon (LRV 51), a difference of 21 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 23.9, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Chinese Cherry vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Chinese Cherry 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 LRV gap is large enough that Chinese Cherry will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pigeon would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Chinese Cherry reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pigeon.
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. Chinese Cherry reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pigeon.
Color Details
Chinese Cherry vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Chinese Cherry 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 Chinese Cherry comparisons
See how Chinese Cherry stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Chinese Cherry reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 6, Chinese Cherry is decisively the brighter choice.
Chinese Cherry reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Chinese Cherry reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Chinese Cherry is decisively the brighter choice.
Chinese Cherry reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 58, Chinese Cherry is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 27, Chinese Cherry is decisively the brighter choice.
Chinese Cherry reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Chinese Cherry reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 55, Chinese Cherry is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 13, Chinese Cherry is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 44, Chinese Cherry is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Chinese Cherry reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (72 vs 66) makes Chinese Cherry the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Chinese Cherry is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 8, Chinese Cherry is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Chinese Cherry the marginally brighter of the two.
Chinese Cherry reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Chinese Cherry is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 45, Chinese Cherry is decisively the brighter choice.
Chinese Cherry reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Chinese Cherry reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.