Cliffswallow vs Pigeon
Where Cliffswallow belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pigeon is a Farrow & Ball color. Cliffswallow reads as beige, while Pigeon reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Cliffswallow (LRV 75) reflects noticeably more light than Pigeon (LRV 51), a difference of 24 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 23.8, 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.
Cliffswallow vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cliffswallow 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 Cliffswallow 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. Cliffswallow 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. Cliffswallow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pigeon.
Color Details
Cliffswallow vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cliffswallow 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 Cliffswallow comparisons
See how Cliffswallow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Cliffswallow reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 75) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 75 vs 6, Cliffswallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Cliffswallow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Cliffswallow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 52, Cliffswallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Cliffswallow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 58, Cliffswallow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 27, Cliffswallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Cliffswallow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Cliffswallow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 55, Cliffswallow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 13, Cliffswallow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 44, Cliffswallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cliffswallow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (75 vs 66) makes Cliffswallow the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 75) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 75 vs 12, Cliffswallow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 8, Cliffswallow is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (75 vs 68) makes Cliffswallow the marginally brighter of the two.
Cliffswallow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 12, Cliffswallow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 45, Cliffswallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Cliffswallow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Cliffswallow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.