Polished Cotton vs Pigeon
Where Polished Cotton belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pigeon is a Farrow & Ball color. Polished Cotton reads as blue, while Pigeon reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Polished Cotton (LRV 65) reflects noticeably more light than Pigeon (LRV 51), a difference of 14 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 21.1, 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.
Polished Cotton vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Polished Cotton 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 Polished Cotton 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. Polished Cotton 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. Polished Cotton reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pigeon.
Color Details
Polished Cotton vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Polished Cotton 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 Polished Cotton comparisons
See how Polished Cotton stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 4-point LRV gap (69 vs 65) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 65), opening up a space where Polished Cotton encloses it.
Polished Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 52, Polished Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 30, Polished Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
Polished Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (65 vs 60) makes Polished Cotton the marginally brighter of the two.
Polished Cotton reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Polished Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 43, Polished Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 4, Polished Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
Polished Cotton reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Polished Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Polished Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 65, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 21, Polished Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 65), opening up a space where Polished Cotton encloses it.
Polished Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Polished Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 65 vs 41, Polished Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
Polished Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Polished Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 31, Polished Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 7, Polished Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.