FARROW & BALL PAINT COLOUR
Farrow & Ball Pigeon No. 25
A grey-green with a blue edge, roughly mid-depth. It reads as a soft, slightly cool green-grey rather than a true green. See it at room scale before you buy a tester: try Pigeon on the walls of your own room in the free 3D planner.
Pigeon at a glance
| Brand | Farrow & Ball |
| Colour name | Pigeon |
| Code | No. 25 |
| Hex (on screen) | #9A9F94 |
| RGB | 154, 159, 148 |
| Light reflectance (est.) | About 34 |
| Looks like | Light-to-mid green-grey |
| Undertone | Green, leaning olive |
| Popularity | The 11th most searched Farrow & Ball colour in the planner’s library: about 4,900 searches a month in the UK |
The hex value is the planner’s on-screen approximation, not a paint formula, and the light reflectance is estimated from it. Screens, daylight, bulbs and sheen all change how a paint looks, so check a physical sample or tester pot on your wall before you order. The official Farrow & Ball colour page has the manufacturer’s own details.
How Pigeon behaves in a room
With an estimated light reflectance of about 34, it absorbs a fair amount of light. Expect it to look noticeably deeper on a wall that faces away from the window than on the swatch.
Its undertone is warm. Warm colours hold up well in north-facing rooms, where daylight is cooler, and can look richer or more yellow in strong south-facing light.
Where it tends to be used
Grey-greens like this are popular in kitchens (on walls or units), boot rooms, bedrooms and on exterior-style doors and joinery.
Try Pigeon in your room. Draw your room to size or open a furnished bedroom, then paint the walls in 3D. Free, with no sign-up.
Open the planner →Colours that pair with Pigeon
Suggestions from the same Farrow & Ball range in the planner, chosen for contrast or a tonal match. Try them side by side on different walls before deciding.
Closest matches from other brands
The colours from other brands in the planner that look nearest to Pigeon on screen, measured by colour difference (ΔE: under 2.5 is hard to tell apart on screen, over 9 is clearly different). Useful if you like the look but want a different brand or price.
Try Pigeon on your own walls in 3D
- Open the planner and draw your room to its real size, or start from a furnished layout such as the living room or bedroom examples.
- Switch to 3D and open the Design panel, then choose Walls.
- Search for “Pigeon”, or filter by brand. Paint the whole room or select a single wall for a feature wall.
The planner is free with no sign-up. Brand paint colours are premium finishes: you can preview Pigeon in your room for free, and Plus keeps brand colours in your saved plan.
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Questions
Is Farrow & Ball Pigeon warm or cool?
On screen it reads as warm: its undertone is green, leaning olive. Check a sample in your own light, as the direction a room faces changes how warm or cool a colour looks.
What is the LRV of Pigeon?
Estimated from the on-screen colour, its light reflectance value is about 34 on a scale where 0 is black and 100 is pure white. The manufacturer’s published LRV is measured from real paint and may differ slightly.
What is the closest match to Pigeon from another brand?
In the planner’s library, the nearest on screen is Benjamin Moore Oilcloth (CSP-760). On-screen matches are a starting point only: compare real samples side by side before switching.