Potash vs Pigeon
Potash is a Cloverdale Paint color while Pigeon comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Potash belongs to the beige-greige family and Pigeon to the grey family. At LRV 65 vs 51, Potash will read as the brighter of the two — a 14-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 18.9, 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.
Potash vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Potash 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. Potash 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 Potash will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pigeon would.
Color Details
Potash vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Potash 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 Potash comparisons
See how Potash stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 65, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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Potash reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Potash reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (65 vs 58) makes Potash the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 27, Potash is decisively the brighter choice.
Potash reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (65 vs 55) makes Potash the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 44, Potash is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 65), opening up a space where Potash encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (74 vs 65) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 12, Potash is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 8, Potash is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (68 vs 65) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 12, Potash is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 45, Potash is decisively the brighter choice.
Potash reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Potash reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.