Sandstone vs Pigeon
Sandstone is a Dulux color while Pigeon comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Sandstone belongs to the beige family and Pigeon to the grey family. At LRV 60 vs 51, Sandstone will read as the brighter of the two — a 9-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Sandstone's warm character against Pigeon's neutral — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 17.1, 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.
Sandstone vs Pigeon in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sandstone 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. Sandstone 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 Sandstone will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pigeon would.
Color Details
Sandstone vs Pigeon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sandstone 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 Sandstone comparisons
See how Sandstone stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Sandstone encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Sandstone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 30, Sandstone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Sandstone reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 43, Sandstone is decisively the brighter choice.
Sandstone reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sandstone reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 60, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Sandstone encloses it.
Sandstone reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Sandstone reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sandstone reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Sandstone reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 31, Sandstone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 7, Sandstone is decisively the brighter choice.