Buttercup vs Pine Needle
Where Buttercup belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pine Needle is a Dulux color. Buttercup reads as beige, while Pine Needle reads as green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Buttercup (LRV 39) reflects noticeably more light than Pine Needle (LRV 7), a difference of 32 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Buttercup runs red while Pine Needle is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 68.0, 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.
Buttercup vs Pine Needle in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Buttercup 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.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Buttercup will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pine Needle would.
Color Details
Buttercup vs Pine Needle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Buttercup 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.
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