Northern Grey vs Just Walnut
Northern Grey (Cloverdale Paint) and Just Walnut (Dulux) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Northern Grey belongs to the grey family and Just Walnut to the beige-greige family. The 19-point LRV gap — 72 for Just Walnut vs 53 for Northern Grey — means Just Walnut will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 9.6 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Northern Grey vs Just Walnut in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Northern Grey 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Just Walnut reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Northern Grey.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Just Walnut returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Just Walnut returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Just Walnut will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Northern Grey would.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Just Walnut returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Northern Grey vs Just Walnut Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Northern Grey 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 Northern Grey comparisons
See how Northern Grey stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 53, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 53), opening up a space where Northern Grey encloses it.
Northern Grey reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 53 vs 30, Northern Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 53 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 7-point LRV gap (60 vs 53) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Northern Grey reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (53 vs 43) makes Northern Grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 53 vs 4, Northern Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Northern Grey reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Northern Grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 53, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 21, Northern Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 53), opening up a space where Northern Grey encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 53), opening up a space where Northern Grey encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 53), opening up a space where Northern Grey encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Northern Grey reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Northern Grey reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 53), opening up a space where Northern Grey encloses it.
At LRV 53 vs 41, Northern Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
Northern Grey reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Northern Grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 53 vs 31, Northern Grey is decisively the brighter choice.