Pigeon vs Adventure
Where Pigeon belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Adventure is a Jotun color. Pigeon reads as grey, while Adventure reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Pigeon (LRV 51) reflects noticeably more light than Adventure (LRV 25), a difference of 25 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Pigeon runs neutral while Adventure is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 18.2, 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.
Pigeon vs Adventure in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pigeon and Adventure 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 Pigeon will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Adventure 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. Pigeon reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Adventure.
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. Pigeon reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Adventure.
Color Details
Pigeon vs Adventure Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pigeon on one side and Adventure 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.
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