Pining for You vs Dibber paint color comparison

Pining for You vs Dibber

Pining for You is a Benjamin Moore color while Dibber comes from Farrow & Ball. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 20 and 18, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. The tonal difference — Pining for You's yellow character against Dibber's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. With a ΔE of 1.0, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.

Color Details

Pining for You
Benjamin Moore · 1512
Hex#81795E
LRV19.7
BrandBenjamin Moore
Number1512
UndertoneYellow
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessDark
Dibber
Farrow & Ball · 312
Hex#7f775b
LRV18.5
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number312
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessDark

Pining for You vs Dibber Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pining for You on one side and Dibber on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Pining for You comparisons

See how Pining for You stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Pining for You
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20

At LRV 83 vs 20, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Ammonite
Pining for You
Ammonite
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 20), opening up a space where Pining for You encloses it.

Iron Ore
Pining for You
Iron Ore
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20

At LRV 20 vs 6, Pining for You is decisively the brighter choice.

Purbeck Stone
Pining for You
Purbeck Stone
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20

Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 20), opening up a space where Pining for You encloses it.

Evergreen Fog
Pining for You
Evergreen Fog
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20

Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Mizzle
Pining for You
Mizzle
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

At LRV 52 vs 20, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.

Agreeable Gray
Pining for You
Agreeable Gray
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20

Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 20), opening up a space where Pining for You encloses it.

Accessible Beige
Pining for You
Accessible Beige
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20

At LRV 58 vs 20, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.

Denim Drift
Pining for You
Denim Drift
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20

A 7-point LRV gap (27 vs 20) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.

French Gray
Pining for You
French Gray
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20

French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 20), opening up a space where Pining for You encloses it.

Naval
Pining for You
Naval
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Pining for You reflects far more light (LRV 20 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Tranquil Dawn
Pining for You
Tranquil Dawn
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20

At LRV 55 vs 20, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.

Bancha
Pining for You
Bancha
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

A 6-point LRV gap (20 vs 13) makes Pining for You the marginally brighter of the two.

Hardwick White
Pining for You
Hardwick White
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20

At LRV 44 vs 20, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.

Pure White
Pining for You
Pure White
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 20), opening up a space where Pining for You encloses it.

Artichoke
Pining for You
Artichoke
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

With LRVs of 21 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Balboa Mist
Balboa Mist
Pining for You
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20

At LRV 66 vs 20, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Shoji White
Pining for You
Shoji White
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20

At LRV 74 vs 20, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Snowbound
Pining for You
Snowbound
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 20, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Pewter Green
Pining for You
Pewter Green
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20

A 8-point LRV gap (20 vs 12) makes Pining for You the marginally brighter of the two.

Skimming Stone
Pining for You
Skimming Stone
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20

At LRV 68 vs 20, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Dix Blue
Pining for You
Dix Blue
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 20), opening up a space where Pining for You encloses it.

Calamine
Pining for You
Calamine
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 20), opening up a space where Pining for You encloses it.

Treron
Pining for You
Treron
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Treron reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Vintage Vogue
Pining for You
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20

A 8-point LRV gap (20 vs 12) makes Pining for You the marginally brighter of the two.

Saybrook Sage
Pining for You
Saybrook Sage
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20

At LRV 45 vs 20, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.

Pale Green
Pining for You
Pale Green
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Pine Needle
Pining for You
Pine Needle
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20

Pining for You reflects far more light (LRV 20 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Cement grey
Pining for You
Cement grey
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Cement grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Guilford Green
Guilford Green
Pining for You
Benjamin Moore
Pining for You
1512 · LRV 20

Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 20), opening up a space where Pining for You encloses it.