Cherry Cola vs Just Walnut
Where Cherry Cola belongs to Behr's range, Just Walnut is a Dulux color. Cherry Cola reads as pink, while Just Walnut reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Just Walnut (LRV 72) reflects noticeably more light than Cherry Cola (LRV 9), a difference of 63 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Cherry Cola runs red while Just Walnut is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 56.3, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cherry Cola vs Just Walnut in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Cherry Cola 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.
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. Just Walnut reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cherry Cola.
Color Details
Cherry Cola vs Just Walnut Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cherry Cola on one side and Just Walnut 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 Cherry Cola comparisons
See how Cherry Cola stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 9, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 9), opening up a space where Cherry Cola encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (9 vs 6) makes Cherry Cola the marginally brighter of the two.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 9), opening up a space where Cherry Cola encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 9), opening up a space where Cherry Cola encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 9, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 9), opening up a space where Cherry Cola encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 9, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 9, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 9), opening up a space where Cherry Cola encloses it.
Cherry Cola reads slightly lighter (LRV 9 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 9, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (13 vs 9) makes Bancha the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 9, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 9), opening up a space where Cherry Cola encloses it.
Artichoke reflects far more light (LRV 21 vs 9), opening up a space where Cherry Cola encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 9, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 9, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 9, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 68 vs 9, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 9), opening up a space where Cherry Cola encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 9), opening up a space where Cherry Cola encloses it.
Treron reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 9), opening up a space where Cherry Cola encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 9, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 9), opening up a space where Cherry Cola encloses it.
With LRVs of 9 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Cement grey reflects far more light (LRV 24 vs 9), opening up a space where Cherry Cola encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 9), opening up a space where Cherry Cola encloses it.