Palladian Blue vs Pine Needle
Where Palladian Blue belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pine Needle is a Dulux color. Hue-wise, Palladian Blue belongs to the blue-green family and Pine Needle to the green family. Palladian Blue (LRV 60) reflects noticeably more light than Pine Needle (LRV 7), a difference of 53 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Palladian Blue 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 54.6, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Palladian Blue vs Pine Needle in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Palladian Blue 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 Palladian Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pine Needle would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Palladian Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pine Needle.
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. Palladian Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pine Needle.
Color Details
Palladian Blue vs Pine Needle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Palladian Blue 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 Palladian Blue comparisons
See how Palladian Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 60 vs 6, Palladian Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Palladian Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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A 9-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Palladian Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 60 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 60 vs 27, Palladian Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
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Palladian Blue reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (60 vs 55) makes Palladian Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 13, Palladian Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 44, Palladian Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 83 vs 60, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 60 vs 12, Palladian Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 8, Palladian Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (68 vs 60) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Palladian Blue reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 12, Palladian Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 45, Palladian Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
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