Montgomery White vs Just Walnut
Montgomery White (Benjamin Moore) and Just Walnut (Dulux) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Montgomery White belongs to the beige-white family and Just Walnut to the beige-greige family. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 74 vs 72 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Where Montgomery White leans red, Just Walnut reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 16.0 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Montgomery White vs Just Walnut in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Montgomery White 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
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Montgomery White vs Just Walnut Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Montgomery White 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 Montgomery White comparisons
See how Montgomery White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 5-point LRV gap (74 vs 69) makes Montgomery White the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Montgomery White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 52, Montgomery White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 30, Montgomery White is decisively the brighter choice.
Montgomery White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 60, Montgomery White is decisively the brighter choice.
Montgomery White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Montgomery White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 43, Montgomery White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 4, Montgomery White is decisively the brighter choice.
Montgomery White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Montgomery White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Montgomery White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (84 vs 74) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 21, Montgomery White is decisively the brighter choice.
Montgomery White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 74 vs 51, Montgomery White is decisively the brighter choice.
Montgomery White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Montgomery White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Montgomery White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 74 vs 41, Montgomery White is decisively the brighter choice.
Montgomery White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Montgomery White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 31, Montgomery White is decisively the brighter choice.