Lilac Luster vs Just Walnut
Where Lilac Luster belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Just Walnut is a Dulux color. Hue-wise, Lilac Luster belongs to the purple family and Just Walnut to the beige-greige family. Just Walnut (LRV 72) reflects noticeably more light than Lilac Luster (LRV 63), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 10.1, 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.
Lilac Luster vs Just Walnut in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lilac Luster 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 Lilac Luster 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 Lilac Luster.
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 Lilac Luster.
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 Lilac Luster.
Color Details
Lilac Luster vs Just Walnut Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lilac Luster 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 Lilac Luster comparisons
See how Lilac Luster stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 63, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 63 vs 6, Lilac Luster is decisively the brighter choice.
Lilac Luster reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lilac Luster reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (63 vs 52) makes Lilac Luster the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 63 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (63 vs 58) makes Lilac Luster the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 27, Lilac Luster is decisively the brighter choice.
Lilac Luster reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Lilac Luster reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (63 vs 55) makes Lilac Luster the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 13, Lilac Luster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 44, Lilac Luster is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 63), opening up a space where Lilac Luster encloses it.
Lilac Luster reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (74 vs 63) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 63, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 12, Lilac Luster is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (68 vs 63) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Lilac Luster reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lilac Luster reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 12, Lilac Luster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 45, Lilac Luster is decisively the brighter choice.
Lilac Luster reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Lilac Luster reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Lilac Luster reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Lilac Luster reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.