Pine Needle vs Black Bean
Where Pine Needle belongs to Dulux's range, Black Bean is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Pine Needle belongs to the green family and Black Bean to the grey family. Pine Needle (LRV 7) reflects noticeably more light than Black Bean (LRV 4), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Pine Needle runs cool while Black Bean is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 20.6, 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.
Pine Needle vs Black Bean in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Pine Needle and Black Bean in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. Pine Needle reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Pine Needle vs Black Bean Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pine Needle on one side and Black Bean 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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