Egyptian Cotton vs Pine Needle
Both from Dulux's palette. Hue-wise, Egyptian Cotton belongs to the beige-greige family and Pine Needle to the green family. Egyptian Cotton (LRV 66) reflects noticeably more light than Pine Needle (LRV 7), a difference of 59 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Egyptian Cotton runs warm while Pine Needle is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 58.1, 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.
Egyptian Cotton vs Pine Needle in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Egyptian Cotton 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 Egyptian Cotton 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. Egyptian Cotton 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. Egyptian Cotton reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pine Needle.
Color Details
Egyptian Cotton vs Pine Needle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Egyptian Cotton 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 Egyptian Cotton comparisons
See how Egyptian Cotton stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Egyptian Cotton encloses it.
Egyptian Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 52, Egyptian Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 30, Egyptian Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
Egyptian Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (66 vs 60) makes Egyptian Cotton the marginally brighter of the two.
Egyptian Cotton reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Egyptian Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 43, Egyptian Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 4, Egyptian Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
Egyptian Cotton reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Egyptian Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Egyptian Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 66, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 21, Egyptian Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Egyptian Cotton encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 51, Egyptian Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
Egyptian Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Egyptian Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 41, Egyptian Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
Egyptian Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Egyptian Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 31, Egyptian Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.