Pale Nutmeg vs Pigeon
Where Pale Nutmeg belongs to Dulux's range, Pigeon is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Pale Nutmeg belongs to the beige-greige family and Pigeon to the grey family. Pale Nutmeg (LRV 74) reflects noticeably more light than Pigeon (LRV 51), a difference of 23 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Pale Nutmeg runs warm while Pigeon is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 22.8, 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.
Pale Nutmeg vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pale Nutmeg 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 Pale Nutmeg 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. Pale Nutmeg 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. Pale Nutmeg reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pigeon.
Color Details
Pale Nutmeg vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pale Nutmeg 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 Pale Nutmeg comparisons
See how Pale Nutmeg stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 5-point LRV gap (74 vs 69) makes Pale Nutmeg the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pale Nutmeg reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 52, Pale Nutmeg is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 30, Pale Nutmeg is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Nutmeg reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 60, Pale Nutmeg is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Nutmeg reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Pale Nutmeg reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 43, Pale Nutmeg is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 4, Pale Nutmeg is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Nutmeg reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Pale Nutmeg reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Pale Nutmeg reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (84 vs 74) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 21, Pale Nutmeg is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Nutmeg reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pale Nutmeg reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Pale Nutmeg reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Pale Nutmeg reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 74 vs 41, Pale Nutmeg is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Nutmeg reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Pale Nutmeg reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 31, Pale Nutmeg is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 7, Pale Nutmeg is decisively the brighter choice.