Peak Season vs Just Walnut

Peak SeasonCloverdale PaintvsJust WalnutDuluxΔE 13.8Distinct difference

Peak Season (Cloverdale Paint) and Just Walnut (Dulux) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Peak Season belongs to the beige family and Just Walnut to the beige-greige family. The 5-point LRV gap — 77 for Peak Season vs 72 for Just Walnut — means Peak Season will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 13.8 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Peak Season vs Just Walnut in Real Spaces

5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Peak Season 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

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. Peak Season reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

Peak SeasonPeak Season 1042 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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Just WalnutDulux Natural Taupe 3 living room interior

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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. Peak Season has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Peak SeasonPeak Season 1042 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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Just WalnutDulux Natural Taupe 3 bedroom interior

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Kitchen

Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Peak Season has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Peak SeasonPeak Season 1042 by Cloverdale Paint — Kitchen

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Just WalnutDulux Just Walnut 90YR 73/029 kitchen

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Dining Room

Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The brightness difference is modest but present — Peak Season gives the walls a little more lift.

Peak SeasonPeak Season 1042 by Cloverdale Paint — Dining Room

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Just WalnutDulux Just Walnut 90YR 73/029 dining room

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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. Peak Season has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Peak SeasonPeak Season 1042 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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Just WalnutDulux Just Walnut 90YR 73/029 bathroom

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Color Details

Peak Season
Cloverdale Paint · 1042
Hex#FFDEC9
LRV77.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number1042
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight
Just Walnut
Dulux · 90YR 73/029
Hex#E0DAD5
LRV72.0
BrandDulux
Number90YR 73/029
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

Peak Season vs Just Walnut Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Peak Season on one side and Just Walnut on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Peak Season comparisons

See how Peak Season stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Peak Season
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove reads slightly lighter

Ammonite
Peak Season
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Peak Season reads slightly lighter

Iron Ore
Peak Season
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Peak Season is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Peak Season
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Peak Season is the lighter choice

Evergreen Fog
Peak Season
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Peak Season is the lighter choice

Mizzle
Peak Season
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Peak Season is the lighter choice

Agreeable Gray
Peak Season
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Peak Season reads noticeably lighter

Denim Drift
Peak Season
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Peak Season is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Peak Season
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Peak Season reads noticeably lighter

Balboa Mist
Peak Season
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Peak Season reads slightly lighter

Vintage Vogue
Peak Season
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Peak Season is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Peak Season
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Peak Season is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Peak Season
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Peak Season is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Peak Season
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Peak Season is the lighter choice

Black grey
Peak Season
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Peak Season is the lighter choice

Piazza
Peak Season
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Peak Season reads noticeably lighter

Humble Yellow
Peak Season
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Peak Season reads noticeably lighter

Windmill Lane
Peak Season
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Peak Season is the lighter choice

Senses
Peak Season
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Peak Season is the lighter choice

Lamp Black
Peak Season
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Peak Season is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Peak Season
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Peak Season reads noticeably lighter

Tea with Florence
Peak Season
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Peak Season is the lighter choice

Thames Fog
Peak Season
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Peak Season is the lighter choice

Ocean Abyss
Peak Season
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Peak Season is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Peak Season
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Peak Season is the lighter choice

Teton Blue
Peak Season
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Peak Season is the lighter choice

RAL 110-2
Peak Season
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

Peak Season reads slightly lighter

RAL 110-1
Peak Season
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

Nearly identical in tone

Paper
Peak Season
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper reads slightly lighter

Passageway
Peak Season
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Peak Season is the lighter choice