Somerville Red vs Pine Needle
Somerville Red is a Benjamin Moore color while Pine Needle comes from Dulux. Hue-wise, Somerville Red belongs to the pink-red family and Pine Needle to the green family. At LRV 19 vs 7, Somerville Red will read as the brighter of the two — a 12-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Somerville Red's red character against Pine Needle's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 39.4, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Somerville Red vs Pine Needle in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Somerville Red 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Somerville Red returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Somerville Red vs Pine Needle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Somerville Red 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 Somerville Red comparisons
See how Somerville Red stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 19, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 19), opening up a space where Somerville Red encloses it.
At LRV 19 vs 6, Somerville Red is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 19), opening up a space where Somerville Red encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 19, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 19), opening up a space where Somerville Red encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 19, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (27 vs 19) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 19), opening up a space where Somerville Red encloses it.
Somerville Red reflects far more light (LRV 19 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 19, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (19 vs 13) makes Somerville Red the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 19, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 19), opening up a space where Somerville Red encloses it.
With LRVs of 21 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 19, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 19, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 19, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (19 vs 12) makes Somerville Red the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 19, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 19), opening up a space where Somerville Red encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 19), opening up a space where Somerville Red encloses it.
Treron reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (19 vs 12) makes Somerville Red the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 19, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cement grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 19), opening up a space where Somerville Red encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 19), opening up a space where Somerville Red encloses it.