Rattan vs Pine Needle
Rattan is a Cloverdale Paint color while Pine Needle comes from Dulux. Rattan reads as beige-greige, while Pine Needle reads as green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 55 vs 7, Rattan will read as the brighter of the two — a 48-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 53.8, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Rattan vs Pine Needle in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Rattan 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. Rattan returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Rattan will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pine Needle would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Rattan will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pine Needle would.
Color Details
Rattan vs Pine Needle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rattan 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 Rattan comparisons
See how Rattan stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 55), opening up a space where Rattan encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Rattan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 55 vs 30, Rattan is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (60 vs 55) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Rattan reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 43, Rattan is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Rattan reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 55, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 55), opening up a space where Rattan encloses it.
Rattan reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Rattan encloses it.
Rattan reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Rattan reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 31, Rattan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 24, Rattan is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 72 vs 55, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.