Forest Hills Green vs Pine Needle
Where Forest Hills Green belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pine Needle is a Dulux color. Hue-wise, Forest Hills Green belongs to the green-yellow family and Pine Needle to the green family. Forest Hills Green (LRV 27) reflects noticeably more light than Pine Needle (LRV 7), a difference of 20 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Forest Hills Green 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 37.3, 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.
Forest Hills Green vs Pine Needle in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Forest Hills Green 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Forest Hills Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pine Needle.
Color Details
Forest Hills Green vs Pine Needle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Forest Hills Green 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 Forest Hills Green comparisons
See how Forest Hills Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 27 vs 6, Forest Hills Green is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 52 vs 27, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 58 vs 27, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
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French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 27), opening up a space where Forest Hills Green encloses it.
Forest Hills Green reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 27, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 13, Forest Hills Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 27, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
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Forest Hills Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 27, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 27, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 27, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 12, Forest Hills Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 27, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
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Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 27), opening up a space where Forest Hills Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 27 vs 12, Forest Hills Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 27, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 27 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 27), opening up a space where Forest Hills Green encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 27), opening up a space where Forest Hills Green encloses it.