Ginger vs Pigeon
Where Ginger belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pigeon is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Ginger belongs to the beige-greige family and Pigeon to the grey family. Pigeon (LRV 51) reflects noticeably more light than Ginger (LRV 43), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 8.9 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ginger vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Ginger and Pigeon are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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 brightness difference is modest but present — Pigeon gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Pigeon reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Ginger vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ginger 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 Ginger comparisons
See how Ginger stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where Ginger encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 43) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 43 vs 30, Ginger is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 43, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 43), opening up a space where Ginger encloses it.
Ginger reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 43), opening up a space where Ginger encloses it.
With LRVs of 44 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 43, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 43), opening up a space where Ginger encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 43), opening up a space where Ginger encloses it.
Ginger reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Ginger reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 43), opening up a space where Ginger encloses it.
Ginger reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 12-point LRV gap (43 vs 31) makes Ginger the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 43 vs 7, Ginger is decisively the brighter choice.