Nomadic Travels vs Just Walnut
Where Nomadic Travels belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Just Walnut is a Dulux color. Hue-wise, Nomadic Travels belongs to the grey family and Just Walnut to the beige-greige family. Just Walnut (LRV 72) reflects noticeably more light than Nomadic Travels (LRV 62), a difference of 10 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Nomadic Travels vs Just Walnut in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Nomadic Travels and Just Walnut are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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 Nomadic Travels 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 Nomadic Travels.
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 Nomadic Travels.
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 Nomadic Travels.
Color Details
Nomadic Travels vs Just Walnut Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Nomadic Travels 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 Nomadic Travels comparisons
See how Nomadic Travels stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 62 vs 6, Nomadic Travels is decisively the brighter choice.
Nomadic Travels reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Nomadic Travels reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes Nomadic Travels the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 62 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 4-point LRV gap (62 vs 58) makes Nomadic Travels the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 27, Nomadic Travels is decisively the brighter choice.
Nomadic Travels reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Nomadic Travels reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (62 vs 55) makes Nomadic Travels the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 13, Nomadic Travels is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 44, Nomadic Travels is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 62), opening up a space where Nomadic Travels encloses it.
Nomadic Travels reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (66 vs 62) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 62, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 62, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Nomadic Travels reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 62 vs 12, Nomadic Travels is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 8, Nomadic Travels is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (68 vs 62) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Nomadic Travels reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 12, Nomadic Travels is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 45, Nomadic Travels is decisively the brighter choice.
Nomadic Travels reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.