Pine Crush vs Cool Pine
Pine Crush (PPG) and Cool Pine (Valspar) come from different manufacturers. These are both greige-greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within greige-grey to land. The 7-point LRV gap — 47 for Pine Crush vs 40 for Cool Pine — means Pine Crush will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 5.5 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pine Crush vs Cool Pine in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Pine Crush and Cool Pine 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.
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. Pine Crush reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Pine Crush has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Pine Crush vs Cool Pine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pine Crush on one side and Cool Pine 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.