Sateen vs Pigeon
Where Sateen belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pigeon is a Farrow & Ball color. These are both greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within grey to land. Sateen (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Pigeon (LRV 51), a difference of 19 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 21.2, 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.
Sateen vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sateen 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 Sateen 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. Sateen 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. Sateen reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pigeon.
Color Details
Sateen vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sateen 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 Sateen comparisons
See how Sateen stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 69 vs 30, Sateen is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 69 vs 43, Sateen is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 84 vs 69, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
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Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sateen reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
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With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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At LRV 69 vs 31, Sateen is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 7, Sateen is decisively the brighter choice.