Kyoto vs Just Walnut
Kyoto is a Cloverdale Paint color while Just Walnut comes from Dulux. Kyoto reads as blue, while Just Walnut reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 73 and 72, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 14.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Kyoto vs Just Walnut in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Kyoto 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Kyoto vs Just Walnut Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Kyoto 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 Kyoto comparisons
See how Kyoto stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 73 vs 52, Kyoto is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 30, Kyoto is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 60, Kyoto is decisively the brighter choice.
Kyoto reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Kyoto reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 43, Kyoto is decisively the brighter choice.
Kyoto reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Kyoto reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (84 vs 73) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
Kyoto reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Kyoto reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Kyoto reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Kyoto reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Kyoto reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Kyoto reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 31, Kyoto is decisively the brighter choice.