Lancaster Whitewash vs Pine Needle
Where Lancaster Whitewash belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pine Needle is a Dulux color. Lancaster Whitewash reads as beige-white, while Pine Needle reads as green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Lancaster Whitewash (LRV 73) reflects noticeably more light than Pine Needle (LRV 7), a difference of 66 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Lancaster Whitewash runs yellow while Pine Needle is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 62.8, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lancaster Whitewash vs Pine Needle in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lancaster Whitewash 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 Lancaster Whitewash will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pine Needle would.
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. Lancaster Whitewash reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pine Needle.
Color Details
Lancaster Whitewash vs Pine Needle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lancaster Whitewash 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 Lancaster Whitewash comparisons
See how Lancaster Whitewash stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Lancaster Whitewash reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 73 vs 6, Lancaster Whitewash is decisively the brighter choice.
Lancaster Whitewash reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Lancaster Whitewash reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 52, Lancaster Whitewash is decisively the brighter choice.
Lancaster Whitewash reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 58, Lancaster Whitewash is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 27, Lancaster Whitewash is decisively the brighter choice.
Lancaster Whitewash reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Lancaster Whitewash reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 55, Lancaster Whitewash is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 13, Lancaster Whitewash is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 44, Lancaster Whitewash is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lancaster Whitewash reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (73 vs 66) makes Lancaster Whitewash the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Lancaster Whitewash is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (73 vs 68) makes Lancaster Whitewash the marginally brighter of the two.
Lancaster Whitewash reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Lancaster Whitewash reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lancaster Whitewash reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Lancaster Whitewash is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 45, Lancaster Whitewash is decisively the brighter choice.
Lancaster Whitewash reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Lancaster Whitewash reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Lancaster Whitewash reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 73 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.