Pine Needle vs Bear Cub
Where Pine Needle belongs to Dulux's range, Bear Cub is a PPG color. Hue-wise, Pine Needle belongs to the green family and Bear Cub to the greige-grey family. Bear Cub (LRV 23) reflects noticeably more light than Pine Needle (LRV 7), a difference of 16 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 32.0, 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.
Pine Needle vs Bear Cub in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pine Needle and Bear Cub 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 Bear Cub 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. Bear Cub 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. Bear Cub reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pine Needle.
Color Details
Pine Needle vs Bear Cub Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pine Needle on one side and Bear Cub 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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