Wintergreen Dream vs Pine Needle
Wintergreen Dream (Behr) and Pine Needle (Dulux) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the green family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 48-point LRV gap — 55 for Wintergreen Dream vs 7 for Pine Needle — means Wintergreen Dream will open up a space more effectively. Where Wintergreen Dream leans green, Pine Needle reads cool — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 51.8 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Wintergreen Dream vs Pine Needle in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Wintergreen Dream 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
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Wintergreen Dream returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Wintergreen Dream vs Pine Needle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Wintergreen Dream 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 Wintergreen Dream comparisons
See how Wintergreen Dream stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 55, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 55), opening up a space where Wintergreen Dream encloses it.
Wintergreen Dream reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 30, Wintergreen Dream is decisively the brighter choice.
Wintergreen Dream reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (60 vs 55) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Wintergreen Dream reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (55 vs 43) makes Wintergreen Dream the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 55 vs 4, Wintergreen Dream is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Wintergreen Dream reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Wintergreen Dream reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 55, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 21, Wintergreen Dream is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 55), opening up a space where Wintergreen Dream encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 55), opening up a space where Wintergreen Dream encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Wintergreen Dream the marginally brighter of the two.
Wintergreen Dream reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Wintergreen Dream reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Wintergreen Dream encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 41, Wintergreen Dream is decisively the brighter choice.
Wintergreen Dream reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Wintergreen Dream reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 31, Wintergreen Dream is decisively the brighter choice.