Helen of Troy vs Just Walnut
Where Helen of Troy belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Just Walnut is a Dulux color. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. Just Walnut (LRV 72) reflects noticeably more light than Helen of Troy (LRV 50), a difference of 22 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 15.7, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Helen of Troy vs Just Walnut in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Helen of Troy 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 Helen of Troy would.
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 Helen of Troy.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Just Walnut reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Helen of Troy.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Just Walnut returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Just Walnut reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Helen of Troy.
Color Details
Helen of Troy vs Just Walnut Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Helen of Troy 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 Helen of Troy comparisons
See how Helen of Troy stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 50, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 50), opening up a space where Helen of Troy encloses it.
At LRV 50 vs 6, Helen of Troy is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Helen of Troy reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (58 vs 50) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 50 vs 27, Helen of Troy is decisively the brighter choice.
Helen of Troy reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Helen of Troy reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (55 vs 50) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 50 vs 13, Helen of Troy is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (50 vs 44) makes Helen of Troy the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 50), opening up a space where Helen of Troy encloses it.
Helen of Troy reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 50, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 50, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 50, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 12, Helen of Troy is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 50, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Helen of Troy reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 50), opening up a space where Helen of Troy encloses it.
Helen of Troy reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 50 vs 12, Helen of Troy is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (50 vs 45) makes Helen of Troy the marginally brighter of the two.
Helen of Troy reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Helen of Troy reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Helen of Troy reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.