Badlands vs Nutmeg Cluster 2
Where Badlands belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Nutmeg Cluster 2 is a Dulux color. Hue-wise, Badlands belongs to the beige family and Nutmeg Cluster 2 to the beige-pink family. Badlands (LRV 36) reflects noticeably more light than Nutmeg Cluster 2 (LRV 31), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 10.5, 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.
Badlands vs Nutmeg Cluster 2 in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Badlands and Nutmeg Cluster 2 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Badlands gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Badlands vs Nutmeg Cluster 2 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Badlands on one side and Nutmeg Cluster 2 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 Badlands comparisons
See how Badlands stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 36, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 58 vs 36, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
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French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 36, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (44 vs 36) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 66 vs 36, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 36, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 36 vs 12, Badlands is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 36, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 36 vs 12, Badlands is decisively the brighter choice.
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