Roman White vs Pigeon
Where Roman White belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pigeon is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Roman White belongs to the blue-white family and Pigeon to the grey family. Roman White (LRV 82) reflects noticeably more light than Pigeon (LRV 51), a difference of 31 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 28.1, 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.
Roman White vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Roman White 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 Roman White 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. Roman White 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. Roman White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pigeon.
Color Details
Roman White vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Roman White 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 Roman White comparisons
See how Roman White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Roman White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 82 vs 6, Roman White is decisively the brighter choice.
Roman White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Roman White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 52, Roman White is decisively the brighter choice.
Roman White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 58, Roman White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 27, Roman White is decisively the brighter choice.
Roman White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Roman White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 55, Roman White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 13, Roman White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 44, Roman White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Roman White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 66, Roman White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (82 vs 74) makes Roman White the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 82 vs 12, Roman White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 8, Roman White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 68, Roman White is decisively the brighter choice.
Roman White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 12, Roman White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 45, Roman White is decisively the brighter choice.
Roman White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Roman White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.