Crystal vs Pigeon
Where Crystal belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pigeon is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Crystal belongs to the beige-greige family and Pigeon to the grey family. Crystal (LRV 77) reflects noticeably more light than Pigeon (LRV 51), a difference of 27 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 24.9, 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.
Crystal vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Crystal 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 Crystal 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. Crystal 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. Crystal reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pigeon.
Color Details
Crystal vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Crystal 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 Crystal comparisons
See how Crystal stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 77 vs 52, Crystal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 30, Crystal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 60, Crystal is decisively the brighter choice.
Crystal reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Crystal reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 43, Crystal is decisively the brighter choice.
Crystal reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Crystal reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (84 vs 77) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
Crystal reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 77 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Crystal reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Crystal reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Crystal reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Crystal reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Crystal reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 31, Crystal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 7, Crystal is decisively the brighter choice.