Mac N Cheese vs Pigeon
Mac N Cheese is a Cloverdale Paint color while Pigeon comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Mac N Cheese belongs to the beige family and Pigeon to the grey family. At LRV 61 vs 51, Mac N Cheese will read as the brighter of the two — a 10-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 69.1, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mac N Cheese vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Mac N Cheese 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Mac N Cheese returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Mac N Cheese will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pigeon would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Mac N Cheese will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pigeon would.
Color Details
Mac N Cheese vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mac N Cheese 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 Mac N Cheese comparisons
See how Mac N Cheese stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 8-point LRV gap (69 vs 61) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Mac N Cheese encloses it.
Mac N Cheese reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Mac N Cheese the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 30, Mac N Cheese is decisively the brighter choice.
Mac N Cheese reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mac N Cheese reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mac N Cheese reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 43, Mac N Cheese is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 4, Mac N Cheese is decisively the brighter choice.
Mac N Cheese reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mac N Cheese reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Mac N Cheese reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 61, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 21, Mac N Cheese is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 61), opening up a space where Mac N Cheese encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Mac N Cheese encloses it.
Mac N Cheese reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Mac N Cheese reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 41, Mac N Cheese is decisively the brighter choice.
Mac N Cheese reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Mac N Cheese reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 31, Mac N Cheese is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 7, Mac N Cheese is decisively the brighter choice.