Pine Needle vs Portsmouth
Where Pine Needle belongs to Dulux's range, Portsmouth is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Pine Needle belongs to the green family and Portsmouth to the blue-grey family. Portsmouth (LRV 22) reflects noticeably more light than Pine Needle (LRV 7), a difference of 15 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Pine Needle runs cool while Portsmouth is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 27.4, 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 Portsmouth in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Pine Needle and Portsmouth in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Portsmouth reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pine Needle.
Color Details
Pine Needle vs Portsmouth Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pine Needle on one side and Portsmouth 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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