Pigeon vs Green Leaf
Where Pigeon belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Green Leaf is a Jotun color. Pigeon reads as grey, while Green Leaf reads as green-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Pigeon (LRV 51) reflects noticeably more light than Green Leaf (LRV 24), a difference of 27 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Pigeon runs neutral while Green Leaf is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 10.2, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pigeon vs Green Leaf in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pigeon and Green Leaf 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 Green Leaf 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 Green Leaf.
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 Green Leaf.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Pigeon reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Green Leaf.
Color Details
Pigeon vs Green Leaf Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pigeon on one side and Green Leaf 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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