Crushed Pine 2 vs Hardwick White
Where Crushed Pine 2 belongs to Dulux's range, Hardwick White is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Crushed Pine 2 belongs to the green family and Hardwick White to the greige-grey family. Hardwick White (LRV 44) reflects noticeably more light than Crushed Pine 2 (LRV 28), a difference of 16 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Crushed Pine 2 runs cool while Hardwick White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 33.0, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Crushed Pine 2 vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Crushed Pine 2 and Hardwick White 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 Hardwick White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Crushed Pine 2 would.
Color Details
Crushed Pine 2 vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Crushed Pine 2 on one side and Hardwick White 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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