Ice Rink vs Pine Needle
Where Ice Rink belongs to Behr's range, Pine Needle is a Dulux color. Both sit in the green family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Ice Rink (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Pine Needle (LRV 7), a difference of 62 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Ice Rink runs green while Pine Needle is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 59.1, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ice Rink vs Pine Needle in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Ice Rink and Pine Needle in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. Ice Rink reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pine Needle.
Color Details
Ice Rink vs Pine Needle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ice Rink on one side and Pine Needle 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.
More Ice Rink comparisons
See how Ice Rink stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Ice Rink encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Ice Rink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 30, Ice Rink is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (69 vs 60) makes Ice Rink the marginally brighter of the two.
Ice Rink reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ice Rink reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 43, Ice Rink is decisively the brighter choice.
Ice Rink reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Ice Rink reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 69, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Ice Rink reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ice Rink reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Ice Rink reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Ice Rink reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Ice Rink reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 31, Ice Rink is decisively the brighter choice.