Turkish Teal vs Pine Needle
Where Turkish Teal belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pine Needle is a Dulux color. Turkish Teal reads as blue, while Pine Needle reads as green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Turkish Teal (LRV 51) reflects noticeably more light than Pine Needle (LRV 7), a difference of 44 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 50.0, 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.
Turkish Teal vs Pine Needle in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Turkish Teal 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 Turkish Teal 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. Turkish Teal 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. Turkish Teal reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pine Needle.
Color Details
Turkish Teal vs Pine Needle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Turkish Teal 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 Turkish Teal comparisons
See how Turkish Teal stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 51), opening up a space where Turkish Teal encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 51, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 6, Turkish Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Turkish Teal reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (58 vs 51) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 27, Turkish Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Turkish Teal reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Turkish Teal reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 13, Turkish Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (51 vs 44) makes Turkish Teal the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 51), opening up a space where Turkish Teal encloses it.
Turkish Teal reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 51, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 51, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 51, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 51 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 51 vs 12, Turkish Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 8, Turkish Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 51, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Turkish Teal reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 51 vs 12, Turkish Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (51 vs 45) makes Turkish Teal the marginally brighter of the two.
Turkish Teal reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.