Queen Lioness vs Pigeon
Where Queen Lioness belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pigeon is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Queen Lioness belongs to the beige-greige family and Pigeon to the grey family. Pigeon (LRV 51) reflects noticeably more light than Queen Lioness (LRV 14), a difference of 37 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 26.0, 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.
Queen Lioness vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Queen Lioness 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 Queen Lioness 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 Queen Lioness.
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 Queen Lioness.
Color Details
Queen Lioness vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Queen Lioness 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 Queen Lioness comparisons
See how Queen Lioness stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 14), opening up a space where Queen Lioness encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 14), opening up a space where Queen Lioness encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 14, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (14 vs 4) makes Queen Lioness the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 14), opening up a space where Queen Lioness encloses it.
With LRVs of 14 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 14), opening up a space where Queen Lioness encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 14, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (21 vs 14) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 14), opening up a space where Queen Lioness encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 14), opening up a space where Queen Lioness encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 14), opening up a space where Queen Lioness encloses it.
With LRVs of 14 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 14), opening up a space where Queen Lioness encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 14, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 14 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 14), opening up a space where Queen Lioness encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 14, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (14 vs 7) makes Queen Lioness the marginally brighter of the two.