Pine Nut
Pine Nut is a versatile and reflective paint color from Cloverdale Paint. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to provide a clean, timeless feel that works across various lighting conditions. Below, you'll find 8 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#DCBC88
LRV
52.96
Pine Nut's Color Strip
Pine Nut is the fifth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Russula and Hedgehog. The strip spans from Barn Board at the lightest end to Walking on Water at the deepest. Browsing strip Ex38 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Pine Nut in Real Rooms
Pine Nut has a medium-high LRV of 52.96 — present enough to register on the wall without making a room feel heavy.
1 Bathroom Photo
Using Pine Nut on a bathroom vanity is a clever way to introduce color without painting the walls. It creates a sophisticated anchor for the room, especially when topped with a thick white quartz or a contrasting dark stone.
Pine Nut in a bathroom context — crisp, grounded, dependable.
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2 Bedroom Photos
There's a rhythmic quality to Pine Nut in a bedroom. It's a color that supports the circadian rhythm, mirroring the natural shadows of the evening and providing a neutral, non-stimulating canvas for the brain to decompress after a long day of digital exposure.
Pine Nut in a children's bedroom: gentle, considered, liveable.
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Pine Nut fills this airy bedroom without demanding attention.
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1 Dining Room Photo
Pine Nut in the dining room sets a tone of warmth and occasion. Whether used on all four walls or as a single statement wall behind a sideboard, it creates the kind of atmosphere that makes every dinner feel like a special event.
Pine Nut adds presence to this dining room without overpowering it.
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2 Misc Photos
Pine Nut shows up in some unexpected spaces in these photos — hallways, laundry rooms, and accent walls. Each one makes the case that the color's versatility extends well beyond the obvious applications into every corner of the home.
Pine Nut on an entryway staircase — grounded, welcoming, assured.
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Pine Nut in a sun room, where light tests every paint color honestly.
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1 Kitchen Photo
The challenge with kitchen color is longevity: it needs to look right at 7am under bright task lights and at dinner with the pendants dimmed low. Pine Nut manages to bridge all three lighting scenarios with ease, which is a rarer quality in a paint pigment than it sounds.
Pine Nut keeps this kitchen feeling open and well-considered.
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1 Living Room Photo
The beauty of Pine Nut in a living room lies in its versatility with textures. It provides a smooth, matte-like quality that contrasts beautifully against plush velvet sofas or chunky wool rugs. It's a color that invites you to stay a little longer, creating an atmosphere that feels established rather than just decorated.
Pine Nut brings quiet confidence to this living room interior.
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