Bitter Chocolate 4 vs Pigeon
Bitter Chocolate 4 (Dulux) and Pigeon (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 4-point LRV gap — 51 for Pigeon vs 47 for Bitter Chocolate 4 — means Pigeon will open up a space more effectively. Where Bitter Chocolate 4 leans warm, Pigeon reads neutral — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. ΔE 9.6 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Bitter Chocolate 4 vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Bitter Chocolate 4 and Pigeon are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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. Pigeon has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Bitter Chocolate 4 vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bitter Chocolate 4 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 Bitter Chocolate 4 comparisons
See how Bitter Chocolate 4 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 47), opening up a space where Bitter Chocolate 4 encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 47, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 6, Bitter Chocolate 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Bitter Chocolate 4 reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 47) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 47), opening up a space where Bitter Chocolate 4 encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (58 vs 47) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 27, Bitter Chocolate 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
Bitter Chocolate 4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Bitter Chocolate 4 reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (55 vs 47) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 13, Bitter Chocolate 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (47 vs 44) makes Bitter Chocolate 4 the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 47), opening up a space where Bitter Chocolate 4 encloses it.
Bitter Chocolate 4 reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 47, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 47, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 47, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 12, Bitter Chocolate 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 8, Bitter Chocolate 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 47, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Bitter Chocolate 4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Bitter Chocolate 4 vs Slaked Lime Deep
At LRV 47 vs 12, Bitter Chocolate 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Bitter Chocolate 4 reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Bitter Chocolate 4 reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.