Egyptian Gold vs Pigeon
Where Egyptian Gold belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pigeon is a Farrow & Ball color. Egyptian Gold reads as beige, while Pigeon reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Egyptian Gold (LRV 59) reflects noticeably more light than Pigeon (LRV 51), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 31.0, 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.
Egyptian Gold vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Egyptian Gold 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 Egyptian Gold 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. Egyptian Gold 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. Egyptian Gold reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pigeon.
Color Details
Egyptian Gold vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Egyptian Gold 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 Egyptian Gold comparisons
See how Egyptian Gold stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 10-point LRV gap (69 vs 59) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 59), opening up a space where Egyptian Gold encloses it.
Egyptian Gold reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (59 vs 52) makes Egyptian Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 30, Egyptian Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Egyptian Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 59 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Egyptian Gold reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 43, Egyptian Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 4, Egyptian Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Egyptian Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Egyptian Gold reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Egyptian Gold reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 59, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 21, Egyptian Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 59), opening up a space where Egyptian Gold encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 59), opening up a space where Egyptian Gold encloses it.
Egyptian Gold reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Egyptian Gold reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 59 vs 41, Egyptian Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Egyptian Gold reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Egyptian Gold reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 31, Egyptian Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 7, Egyptian Gold is decisively the brighter choice.