Pine Crush vs RAL 770-5
Pine Crush is a PPG color while RAL 770-5 comes from RAL Effect. Both sit in the greige-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 47 vs 43, Pine Crush will read as the brighter of the two — a 4-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 3.9, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pine Crush vs RAL 770-5 in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Pine Crush and RAL 770-5 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.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The brightness difference is modest but present — Pine Crush gives the walls a little more lift.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The brightness difference is modest but present — Pine Crush gives the walls a little more lift.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The brightness difference is modest but present — Pine Crush gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Pine Crush vs RAL 770-5 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pine Crush on one side and RAL 770-5 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 Pine Crush comparisons
See how Pine Crush stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 47, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 47), opening up a space where Pine Crush encloses it.
Pine Crush reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 47) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 30, Pine Crush is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 47, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pine Crush reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (47 vs 43) makes Pine Crush the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 4, Pine Crush is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pine Crush reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Pine Crush reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 47, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 21, Pine Crush is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 47), opening up a space where Pine Crush encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 47), opening up a space where Pine Crush encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 47), opening up a space where Pine Crush encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (51 vs 47) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Pine Crush reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Pine Crush reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 47), opening up a space where Pine Crush encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (47 vs 41) makes Pine Crush the marginally brighter of the two.
Pine Crush reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 47 vs 31, Pine Crush is decisively the brighter choice.