Hancock Green vs Pine Needle
Where Hancock Green belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pine Needle is a Dulux color. Hue-wise, Hancock Green belongs to the green-yellow family and Pine Needle to the green family. Hancock Green (LRV 66) reflects noticeably more light than Pine Needle (LRV 7), a difference of 59 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Hancock Green runs green and yellow while Pine Needle is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 58.9, 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.
Hancock Green vs Pine Needle in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Hancock 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. Hancock Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pine Needle.
Color Details
Hancock Green vs Pine Needle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hancock 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.
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At LRV 66 vs 52, Hancock Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Hancock Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 58) makes Hancock Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 27, Hancock Green is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Hancock Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 13, Hancock Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 44, Hancock Green is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 8-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Hancock Green reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Hancock Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 8, Hancock Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Hancock Green reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Hancock Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 45, Hancock Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Hancock Green reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.