Sag Harbor Gray vs Just Walnut
Where Sag Harbor Gray 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 Sag Harbor Gray (LRV 42), a difference of 30 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Sag Harbor Gray 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 19.5, 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.
Sag Harbor Gray vs Just Walnut in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Sag Harbor Gray 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Just Walnut will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Sag Harbor Gray would.
Color Details
Sag Harbor Gray vs Just Walnut Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sag Harbor Gray 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 Sag Harbor Gray comparisons
See how Sag Harbor Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 42, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 42 vs 6, Sag Harbor Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sag Harbor Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (52 vs 42) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 58 vs 42, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 27, Sag Harbor Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Sag Harbor Gray reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 42, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 13, Sag Harbor Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 42), opening up a space where Sag Harbor Gray encloses it.
Sag Harbor Gray reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 42, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 42, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 42, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 12, Sag Harbor Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 42, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 42 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 42), opening up a space where Sag Harbor Gray encloses it.
Sag Harbor Gray reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 42 vs 12, Sag Harbor Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (45 vs 42) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Sag Harbor Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Sag Harbor Gray reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 42), opening up a space where Sag Harbor Gray encloses it.