Natural Muslin vs Pine Needle
Where Natural Muslin belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pine Needle is a Dulux color. Natural Muslin reads as beige, while Pine Needle reads as green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Natural Muslin (LRV 65) reflects noticeably more light than Pine Needle (LRV 7), a difference of 58 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 59.5, 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.
Natural Muslin vs Pine Needle in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Natural Muslin 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
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 Natural Muslin will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pine Needle 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. Natural Muslin reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pine Needle.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Natural Muslin reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pine Needle.
Color Details
Natural Muslin vs Pine Needle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Natural Muslin 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 Natural Muslin comparisons
See how Natural Muslin stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 4-point LRV gap (69 vs 65) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 65), opening up a space where Natural Muslin encloses it.
Natural Muslin reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 52, Natural Muslin is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 30, Natural Muslin is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural Muslin reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (65 vs 60) makes Natural Muslin the marginally brighter of the two.
Natural Muslin reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Natural Muslin reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 43, Natural Muslin is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 4, Natural Muslin is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural Muslin reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Natural Muslin reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Natural Muslin reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 65, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 21, Natural Muslin is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 65), opening up a space where Natural Muslin encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 51, Natural Muslin is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural Muslin reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Natural Muslin reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 65 vs 41, Natural Muslin is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural Muslin reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Natural Muslin reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 31, Natural Muslin is decisively the brighter choice.