Pistachio vs Naval
Where Pistachio belongs to Jotun's range, Naval is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Pistachio belongs to the yellow family and Naval to the blue family. Pistachio (LRV 58) reflects noticeably more light than Naval (LRV 4), a difference of 53 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Pistachio runs warm while Naval is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 61.9, 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.
Pistachio vs Naval in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pistachio and Naval 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 Pistachio will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval 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. Pistachio reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Pistachio returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Pistachio vs Naval Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pistachio on one side and Naval 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 Pistachio comparisons
See how Pistachio stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 58, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 58 vs 27, Pistachio is decisively the brighter choice.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 58 vs 44, Pistachio is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 58) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 58, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 12, Pistachio is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 8, Pistachio is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 58 vs 12, Pistachio is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 45, Pistachio is decisively the brighter choice.
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