Pigeon Gray
Pigeon Gray · #C2C6CA · LRV 56 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Pigeon Gray56
- 4Sea Salt63
- 5Wickham Gray68
What Color Is Pigeon Gray, Really?
Pigeon Gray reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Portola Paints Pigeon Gray behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pigeon Gray
Pigeon Gray is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Pigeon Gray
At LRV 56, Pigeon Gray is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its blue undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Pigeon Gray are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Portola Paints Pigeon Gray directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | UpwardSW 6239 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.6 | 57 | Color page → |
| Behr | GlitterN540-2 · Behr | 1.7 | 55 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Porringer Gray2121-40 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 57 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Gravity4005-1B · Valspar | 1.5 | 56.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Solitary StatePPG1009-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.2 | 56 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Silver Reflection50BG 54/017 · Glidden | 1.2 | 54 | Color page → |
Similar Portola Paints Colors
The nearest shades to Pigeon Gray within Portola Paints's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C2C6CA in HSL space. Pair Pigeon Gray with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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