Adirondack Blue vs Just Walnut

Adirondack BlueBehrvsJust WalnutDuluxΔE 34.9Very different colors

Adirondack Blue is a Behr color while Just Walnut comes from Dulux. Hue-wise, Adirondack Blue belongs to the blue-grey family and Just Walnut to the beige-greige family. At LRV 72 vs 22, Just Walnut will read as the brighter of the two — a 50-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Adirondack Blue's blue character against Just Walnut's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 34.9, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Adirondack Blue vs Just Walnut in Real Spaces

4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Adirondack Blue and Just Walnut 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

Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Just Walnut returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Just WalnutDulux Natural Taupe 3 living room interior

@dc__decorating

Dining Room

Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Just Walnut reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Adirondack Blue.

Adirondack BlueBehr Adirondack Blue dining room color

@creatingcasita

Just WalnutDulux Just Walnut 90YR 73/029 dining room

@clayton_hamptonhome

Bathroom

Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Just Walnut will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Adirondack Blue would.

Adirondack BlueBehr N480-5 bathroom color review

@wendmilldesigns

Just WalnutDulux Just Walnut 90YR 73/029 bathroom

@homewithhollie

Kitchen Cabinets

On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Just Walnut will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Adirondack Blue would.

Adirondack BlueBehr Adirondack Blue kitchen cabinets color

@not_too_shabby_lady

Just WalnutDulux Just Walnut 90YR 73/029 kitchen cabinets

@athomewithfaye

Color Details

Adirondack Blue
Behr · N480-5
Hex#74858f
LRV22.1
BrandBehr
NumberN480-5
UndertoneBlue
TemperatureCool
BrightnessDark
Just Walnut
Dulux · 90YR 73/029
Hex#E0DAD5
LRV72.0
BrandDulux
Number90YR 73/029
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

Adirondack Blue vs Just Walnut Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Adirondack Blue on one side and Just Walnut on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Adirondack Blue comparisons

See how Adirondack Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Adirondack Blue
White Dove
Adirondack Blue
White Dove
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22

At LRV 83 vs 22, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Adirondack Blue
Ammonite
Adirondack Blue
Ammonite
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 22), opening up a space where Adirondack Blue encloses it.

Adirondack Blue
Iron Ore
Adirondack Blue
Iron Ore
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22

At LRV 22 vs 6, Adirondack Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Adirondack Blue
Purbeck Stone
Adirondack Blue
Purbeck Stone
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22

Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 22), opening up a space where Adirondack Blue encloses it.

Adirondack Blue
Evergreen Fog
Adirondack Blue
Evergreen Fog
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22

Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Adirondack Blue
Mizzle
Adirondack Blue
Mizzle
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

At LRV 52 vs 22, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.

Adirondack Blue
Agreeable Gray
Adirondack Blue
Agreeable Gray
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22

Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 22), opening up a space where Adirondack Blue encloses it.

Adirondack Blue
Accessible Beige
Adirondack Blue
Accessible Beige
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22

At LRV 58 vs 22, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.

Adirondack Blue
Denim Drift
Adirondack Blue vs Denim Drift
Adirondack Blue
Denim Drift
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22

A 5-point LRV gap (27 vs 22) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.

Adirondack Blue
French Gray
Adirondack Blue
French Gray
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22

French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 22), opening up a space where Adirondack Blue encloses it.

Adirondack Blue
Naval
Adirondack Blue
Naval
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Adirondack Blue reflects far more light (LRV 22 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Adirondack Blue
Tranquil Dawn
Adirondack Blue
Tranquil Dawn
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22

At LRV 55 vs 22, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.

Adirondack Blue
Bancha
Adirondack Blue
Bancha
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

A 9-point LRV gap (22 vs 13) makes Adirondack Blue the marginally brighter of the two.

Adirondack Blue
Hardwick White
Adirondack Blue
Hardwick White
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22

At LRV 44 vs 22, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.

Adirondack Blue
Pure White
Adirondack Blue
Pure White
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 22), opening up a space where Adirondack Blue encloses it.

Adirondack Blue
Artichoke
Adirondack Blue
Artichoke
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

With LRVs of 22 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Adirondack Blue
Balboa Mist
Adirondack Blue
Balboa Mist
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22

At LRV 66 vs 22, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Adirondack Blue
Shoji White
Adirondack Blue
Shoji White
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22

At LRV 74 vs 22, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Adirondack Blue
Snowbound
Adirondack Blue
Snowbound
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 22, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Adirondack Blue
Pewter Green
Adirondack Blue
Pewter Green
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22

A 10-point LRV gap (22 vs 12) makes Adirondack Blue the marginally brighter of the two.

Adirondack Blue
Skimming Stone
Adirondack Blue
Skimming Stone
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22

At LRV 68 vs 22, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Adirondack Blue
Dix Blue
Adirondack Blue
Dix Blue
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 22), opening up a space where Adirondack Blue encloses it.

Adirondack Blue
Calamine
Adirondack Blue
Calamine
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 22), opening up a space where Adirondack Blue encloses it.

Adirondack Blue
Treron
Adirondack Blue
Treron
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

With LRVs of 25 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Adirondack Blue
Vintage Vogue
Adirondack Blue
Vintage Vogue
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22

A 10-point LRV gap (22 vs 12) makes Adirondack Blue the marginally brighter of the two.

Adirondack Blue
Saybrook Sage
Adirondack Blue
Saybrook Sage
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22

At LRV 45 vs 22, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.

Adirondack Blue
Pale Green
Adirondack Blue
Pale Green
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Adirondack Blue
Pine Needle
Adirondack Blue
Pine Needle
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22

Adirondack Blue reflects far more light (LRV 22 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Adirondack Blue
Cement grey
Adirondack Blue
Cement grey
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

With LRVs of 24 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Adirondack Blue
Guilford Green
Adirondack Blue
Guilford Green
Behr
Adirondack Blue
N480-5 · LRV 22

Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 22), opening up a space where Adirondack Blue encloses it.