Velvet Crest vs Pigeon
Velvet Crest is a Cloverdale Paint color while Pigeon comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Velvet Crest belongs to the blue family and Pigeon to the grey family. At LRV 51 vs 31, Pigeon will read as the brighter of the two — a 20-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 28.0, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Velvet Crest vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Velvet Crest 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Pigeon returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Pigeon will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Velvet Crest would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Pigeon will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Velvet Crest would.
Color Details
Velvet Crest vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Velvet Crest 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 Velvet Crest comparisons
See how Velvet Crest stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 31, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Velvet Crest encloses it.
Velvet Crest reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 31, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 31), opening up a space where Velvet Crest encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 31, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 31), opening up a space where Velvet Crest encloses it.
Velvet Crest reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 31, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 31 vs 4, Velvet Crest is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Velvet Crest encloses it.
Velvet Crest reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 31), opening up a space where Velvet Crest encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 31, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (31 vs 21) makes Velvet Crest the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Velvet Crest encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 31), opening up a space where Velvet Crest encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Velvet Crest encloses it.
Velvet Crest reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Velvet Crest reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 31), opening up a space where Velvet Crest encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (41 vs 31) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Velvet Crest reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 31), opening up a space where Velvet Crest encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 31 vs 7, Velvet Crest is decisively the brighter choice.