Indulgence vs Pine Needle
Indulgence (Cloverdale Paint) and Pine Needle (Dulux) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Indulgence belongs to the blue-grey family and Pine Needle to the green family. The 47-point LRV gap — 54 for Indulgence vs 7 for Pine Needle — means Indulgence will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 50.2 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.
Indulgence vs Pine Needle in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Indulgence 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. Indulgence 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. Indulgence 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. Indulgence returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Indulgence vs Pine Needle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Indulgence 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 Indulgence comparisons
See how Indulgence stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 54, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 54), opening up a space where Indulgence encloses it.
Indulgence reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 54 vs 30, Indulgence is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 54 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 6-point LRV gap (60 vs 54) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Indulgence reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (54 vs 43) makes Indulgence the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 54 vs 4, Indulgence is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 55 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Indulgence reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Indulgence reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 54, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 21, Indulgence is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 54), opening up a space where Indulgence encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 54), opening up a space where Indulgence encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (54 vs 51) makes Indulgence the marginally brighter of the two.
Indulgence reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Indulgence reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 54), opening up a space where Indulgence encloses it.
At LRV 54 vs 41, Indulgence is decisively the brighter choice.
Indulgence reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Indulgence reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 54 vs 31, Indulgence is decisively the brighter choice.