Hazelwood vs Just Walnut
Where Hazelwood belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Just Walnut is a Dulux color. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Just Walnut (LRV 72) reflects noticeably more light than Hazelwood (LRV 49), a difference of 23 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Hazelwood 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 12.5, 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.
Hazelwood vs Just Walnut in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Hazelwood 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Just Walnut reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hazelwood.
Color Details
Hazelwood vs Just Walnut Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hazelwood 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 Hazelwood comparisons
See how Hazelwood stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 49), opening up a space where Hazelwood encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 49 vs 30, Hazelwood is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (60 vs 49) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hazelwood reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (49 vs 43) makes Hazelwood the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hazelwood reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 49, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 49), opening up a space where Hazelwood encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 49), opening up a space where Hazelwood encloses it.
Hazelwood reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Hazelwood reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 49), opening up a space where Hazelwood encloses it.
Hazelwood reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Hazelwood reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 49 vs 31, Hazelwood is decisively the brighter choice.