Willow Tree vs Cool Pine
Willow Tree is a Sherwin-Williams color while Cool Pine comes from Valspar. Willow Tree reads as grey, while Cool Pine reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 41 and 40, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 3.4, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Willow Tree vs Cool Pine in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Willow Tree and Cool Pine are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Willow Tree vs Cool Pine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Willow Tree on one side and Cool Pine 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 Willow Tree comparisons
See how Willow Tree stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 41, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Willow Tree encloses it.
Willow Tree reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (52 vs 41) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
A 11-point LRV gap (41 vs 30) makes Willow Tree the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 41, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 41), opening up a space where Willow Tree encloses it.
Willow Tree reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 41 vs 4, Willow Tree is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 41), opening up a space where Willow Tree encloses it.
Willow Tree reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 44 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 41, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 41 vs 21, Willow Tree is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 41), opening up a space where Willow Tree encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 41), opening up a space where Willow Tree encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Willow Tree encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (51 vs 41) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Willow Tree reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Willow Tree reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 41), opening up a space where Willow Tree encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Willow Tree reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (41 vs 31) makes Willow Tree the marginally brighter of the two.