Pine Needle vs RAL 840-5
Where Pine Needle belongs to Dulux's range, RAL 840-5 is a RAL Effect color. Hue-wise, Pine Needle belongs to the green family and RAL 840-5 to the green-grey family. RAL 840-5 (LRV 11) reflects noticeably more light than Pine Needle (LRV 7), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 15.7, 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 RAL 840-5 in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pine Needle and RAL 840-5 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 brightness difference is modest but present — RAL 840-5 gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. RAL 840-5 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. RAL 840-5 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Pine Needle vs RAL 840-5 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pine Needle on one side and RAL 840-5 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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