Vacation Island vs Pigeon
Vacation Island (Cloverdale Paint) and Pigeon (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Vacation Island belongs to the yellow family and Pigeon to the grey family. The 16-point LRV gap — 67 for Vacation Island vs 51 for Pigeon — means Vacation Island will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 32.0 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Vacation Island vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Vacation Island 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Vacation Island reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pigeon.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Vacation Island returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Vacation Island returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Vacation Island vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Vacation Island 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 Vacation Island comparisons
See how Vacation Island stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 69 and 67, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 67, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 6, Vacation Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Vacation Island reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Vacation Island reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 52, Vacation Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Vacation Island reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (67 vs 58) makes Vacation Island the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 67 vs 27, Vacation Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Vacation Island reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Vacation Island reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 55, Vacation Island is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 13, Vacation Island is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 44, Vacation Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 67), opening up a space where Vacation Island encloses it.
Vacation Island reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (74 vs 67) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 67, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 12, Vacation Island is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 8, Vacation Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Vacation Island reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 12, Vacation Island is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 45, Vacation Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Vacation Island reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Vacation Island reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.