Feather Fern vs Pine Needle
Feather Fern (Cloverdale Paint) and Pine Needle (Dulux) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Feather Fern belongs to the green-grey family and Pine Needle to the green family. The 65-point LRV gap — 72 for Feather Fern vs 7 for Pine Needle — means Feather Fern will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 59.7 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Feather Fern vs Pine Needle in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Feather Fern 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Feather Fern reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pine Needle.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Feather Fern returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Feather Fern returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Feather Fern vs Pine Needle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Feather Fern 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 Feather Fern comparisons
See how Feather Fern stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Feather Fern reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 6, Feather Fern is decisively the brighter choice.
Feather Fern reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Feather Fern reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Feather Fern is decisively the brighter choice.
Feather Fern reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 58, Feather Fern is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 27, Feather Fern is decisively the brighter choice.
Feather Fern reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Feather Fern reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 55, Feather Fern is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 13, Feather Fern is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 44, Feather Fern is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Feather Fern reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (72 vs 66) makes Feather Fern the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Feather Fern reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Feather Fern is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 8, Feather Fern is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Feather Fern the marginally brighter of the two.
Feather Fern reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Feather Fern is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 45, Feather Fern is decisively the brighter choice.
Feather Fern reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.