Alabaster vs Pine Needle
Alabaster (Cloverdale Paint) and Pine Needle (Dulux) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Alabaster belongs to the beige family and Pine Needle to the green family. The 53-point LRV gap — 60 for Alabaster vs 7 for Pine Needle — means Alabaster will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 58.1 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Alabaster vs Pine Needle in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Alabaster and Pine Needle 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Alabaster reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pine Needle.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Alabaster returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Alabaster returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Alabaster vs Pine Needle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Alabaster on one side and Pine Needle 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 Alabaster comparisons
See how Alabaster stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 60, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Alabaster reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Alabaster reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
With LRVs of 60 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 60 vs 27, Alabaster is decisively the brighter choice.
Alabaster reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (60 vs 55) makes Alabaster the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 44, Alabaster is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 60), opening up a space where Alabaster encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (66 vs 60) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 60, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 12, Alabaster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 8, Alabaster is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (68 vs 60) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 12, Alabaster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 45, Alabaster is decisively the brighter choice.
Alabaster reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.