Tickled Pink vs Pine Needle
Where Tickled Pink belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pine Needle is a Dulux color. Hue-wise, Tickled Pink belongs to the pink-red family and Pine Needle to the green family. Tickled Pink (LRV 56) reflects noticeably more light than Pine Needle (LRV 7), a difference of 49 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Tickled Pink runs red while Pine Needle is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 67.8, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Tickled Pink vs Pine Needle in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Tickled Pink 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 Tickled Pink will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pine Needle would.
Color Details
Tickled Pink vs Pine Needle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tickled Pink 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 Tickled Pink comparisons
See how Tickled Pink stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 56, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 56), opening up a space where Tickled Pink encloses it.
Tickled Pink reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (56 vs 52) makes Tickled Pink the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 56 vs 30, Tickled Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Tickled Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (60 vs 56) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Tickled Pink reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 43, Tickled Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 4, Tickled Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Tickled Pink reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Tickled Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 56, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 21, Tickled Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 56), opening up a space where Tickled Pink encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 56), opening up a space where Tickled Pink encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (56 vs 51) makes Tickled Pink the marginally brighter of the two.
Tickled Pink reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Tickled Pink reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 56), opening up a space where Tickled Pink encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 41, Tickled Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Tickled Pink reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Tickled Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 56 vs 31, Tickled Pink is decisively the brighter choice.