Lilac Luster vs Pigeon
Where Lilac Luster belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pigeon is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Lilac Luster belongs to the purple family and Pigeon to the grey family. Lilac Luster (LRV 63) reflects noticeably more light than Pigeon (LRV 51), a difference of 12 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 22.7, 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.
Lilac Luster vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lilac Luster 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 Lilac Luster 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. Lilac Luster 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. Lilac Luster reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pigeon.
Color Details
Lilac Luster vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lilac Luster 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 Lilac Luster comparisons
See how Lilac Luster stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 63, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 6, Lilac Luster is decisively the brighter choice.
Lilac Luster reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lilac Luster reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (63 vs 52) makes Lilac Luster the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 63 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (63 vs 58) makes Lilac Luster the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 27, Lilac Luster is decisively the brighter choice.
Lilac Luster reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Lilac Luster reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (63 vs 55) makes Lilac Luster the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 13, Lilac Luster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 44, Lilac Luster is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 63), opening up a space where Lilac Luster encloses it.
Lilac Luster reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (74 vs 63) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 63, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 12, Lilac Luster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 8, Lilac Luster is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (68 vs 63) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Lilac Luster reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 12, Lilac Luster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 45, Lilac Luster is decisively the brighter choice.
Lilac Luster reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Lilac Luster reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.