Cedar Path vs Just Walnut
Cedar Path (Benjamin Moore) and Just Walnut (Dulux) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Cedar Path belongs to the green-grey family and Just Walnut to the beige-greige family. The 49-point LRV gap — 72 for Just Walnut vs 23 for Cedar Path — means Just Walnut will open up a space more effectively. Where Cedar Path leans green, Just Walnut reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 36.4 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cedar Path vs Just Walnut in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cedar Path 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
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. Just Walnut reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cedar Path.
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. Just Walnut returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen Cabinets
Cabinet color is always seen in context — against countertops, backsplash, and hardware — which amplifies undertone differences that might disappear on a plain wall. Just Walnut returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Cedar Path vs Just Walnut Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cedar Path 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 Cedar Path comparisons
See how Cedar Path stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 23, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 23), opening up a space where Cedar Path encloses it.
At LRV 23 vs 6, Cedar Path is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 23), opening up a space where Cedar Path encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 23, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 23), opening up a space where Cedar Path encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 23, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (27 vs 23) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 23), opening up a space where Cedar Path encloses it.
Cedar Path reflects far more light (LRV 23 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 23, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (23 vs 13) makes Cedar Path the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 23, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 23), opening up a space where Cedar Path encloses it.
With LRVs of 23 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 23, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 23, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 23, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (23 vs 12) makes Cedar Path the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 23, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 23), opening up a space where Cedar Path encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 23), opening up a space where Cedar Path encloses it.
With LRVs of 25 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 11-point LRV gap (23 vs 12) makes Cedar Path the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 23, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cedar Path reflects far more light (LRV 23 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
With LRVs of 24 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 23), opening up a space where Cedar Path encloses it.