Soleil vs Pigeon
Where Soleil belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pigeon is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Soleil belongs to the beige family and Pigeon to the grey family. Soleil (LRV 76) reflects noticeably more light than Pigeon (LRV 51), a difference of 25 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 27.8, 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.
Soleil vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Soleil 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 Soleil 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. Soleil 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. Soleil reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pigeon.
Color Details
Soleil vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Soleil 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 Soleil comparisons
See how Soleil stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 76 vs 52, Soleil is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 30, Soleil is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 60, Soleil is decisively the brighter choice.
Soleil reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Soleil reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 43, Soleil is decisively the brighter choice.
Soleil reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Soleil reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (84 vs 76) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
Soleil reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 76 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Soleil reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Soleil reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Soleil reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Soleil reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Soleil reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 31, Soleil is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 7, Soleil is decisively the brighter choice.