Key Keeper vs Pigeon
Where Key Keeper belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pigeon is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Key Keeper belongs to the beige-greige family and Pigeon to the grey family. Pigeon (LRV 51) reflects noticeably more light than Key Keeper (LRV 28), a difference of 23 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 19.3, 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.
Key Keeper vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Key Keeper 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 Pigeon will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Key Keeper 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. Pigeon reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Key Keeper.
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. Pigeon reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Key Keeper.
Color Details
Key Keeper vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Key Keeper 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 Key Keeper comparisons
See how Key Keeper stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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