Pine Crush vs Softened Green
Where Pine Crush belongs to PPG's range, Softened Green is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Pine Crush belongs to the greige-grey family and Softened Green to the green-greige family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (47 vs 49), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 1.8, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pine Crush vs Softened Green in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Pine Crush and Softened Green 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Pine Crush vs Softened Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pine Crush on one side and Softened Green 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.