Full Moon vs Pine Needle
Where Full Moon belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pine Needle is a Dulux color. Hue-wise, Full Moon belongs to the beige-greige family and Pine Needle to the green family. Full Moon (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than Pine Needle (LRV 7), a difference of 76 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 66.1, 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.
Full Moon vs Pine Needle in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Full Moon 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 Full Moon 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. Full Moon 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. Full Moon reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pine Needle.
Color Details
Full Moon vs Pine Needle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Full Moon 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.
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At LRV 83 vs 27, Full Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 83 vs 55, Full Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Full Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Full Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Full Moon the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Full Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 8, Full Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Full Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Full Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
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