Rainfall vs Just Walnut

RainfallCloverdale PaintvsJust WalnutDuluxΔE 26.2Very different colors

Rainfall (Cloverdale Paint) and Just Walnut (Dulux) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Rainfall belongs to the blue-grey family and Just Walnut to the beige-greige family. The 40-point LRV gap — 72 for Just Walnut vs 32 for Rainfall — means Just Walnut will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 26.2 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.

Rainfall vs Just Walnut in Real Spaces

5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Rainfall 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. Just Walnut reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Rainfall.

RainfallRainfall CA196 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. Just Walnut returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

RainfallRainfall CA196 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. Just Walnut returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

RainfallRainfall CA196 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 LRV gap is large enough that Just Walnut will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Rainfall would.

RainfallRainfall CA196 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. Just Walnut returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

RainfallRainfall CA196 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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Just WalnutDulux Just Walnut 90YR 73/029 bathroom

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Color Details

Rainfall
Cloverdale Paint · CA196
Hex#8B9CA2
LRV31.9
BrandCloverdale Paint
NumberCA196
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessMedium
Just Walnut
Dulux · 90YR 73/029
Hex#E0DAD5
LRV72.0
BrandDulux
Number90YR 73/029
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

Rainfall vs Just Walnut Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rainfall 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 Rainfall comparisons

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

White Dove
Rainfall
White Dove
Rainfall
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32

At LRV 83 vs 32, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Rainfall
Ammonite
Rainfall
Ammonite
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 32), opening up a space where Rainfall encloses it.

Rainfall
Iron Ore
Rainfall
Iron Ore
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32

At LRV 32 vs 6, Rainfall is decisively the brighter choice.

Rainfall
Purbeck Stone
Rainfall
Purbeck Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32

Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 32), opening up a space where Rainfall encloses it.

Rainfall
Evergreen Fog
Rainfall
Evergreen Fog
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32

With LRVs of 32 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Rainfall
Mizzle
Rainfall
Mizzle
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

At LRV 52 vs 32, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.

Rainfall
Agreeable Gray
Rainfall
Agreeable Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32

Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 32), opening up a space where Rainfall encloses it.

Rainfall
Accessible Beige
Rainfall
Accessible Beige
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32

At LRV 58 vs 32, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.

Rainfall
Denim Drift
Rainfall
Denim Drift
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32

A 5-point LRV gap (32 vs 27) makes Rainfall the marginally brighter of the two.

Rainfall
French Gray
Rainfall
French Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32

French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Rainfall
Naval
Rainfall
Naval
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Rainfall reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Rainfall
Tranquil Dawn
Rainfall
Tranquil Dawn
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32

At LRV 55 vs 32, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.

Rainfall
Bancha
Rainfall
Bancha
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

At LRV 32 vs 13, Rainfall is decisively the brighter choice.

Rainfall
Hardwick White
Rainfall
Hardwick White
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32

A 12-point LRV gap (44 vs 32) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.

Rainfall
Pure White
Rainfall
Pure White
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 32), opening up a space where Rainfall encloses it.

Rainfall
Artichoke
Rainfall
Artichoke
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Rainfall reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Balboa Mist
Rainfall
Balboa Mist
Rainfall
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32

At LRV 66 vs 32, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Rainfall
Shoji White
Rainfall
Shoji White
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32

At LRV 74 vs 32, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Rainfall
Snowbound
Rainfall
Snowbound
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 32, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Rainfall
Pewter Green
Rainfall
Pewter Green
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32

At LRV 32 vs 12, Rainfall is decisively the brighter choice.

Rainfall
Skimming Stone
Rainfall
Skimming Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32

At LRV 68 vs 32, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Rainfall
Dix Blue
Rainfall
Dix Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Dix Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Rainfall
Calamine
Rainfall
Calamine
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 32), opening up a space where Rainfall encloses it.

Rainfall
Treron
Rainfall
Treron
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Rainfall reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Vintage Vogue
Rainfall
Vintage Vogue
Rainfall
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32

At LRV 32 vs 12, Rainfall is decisively the brighter choice.

Saybrook Sage
Rainfall
Saybrook Sage
Rainfall
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32

At LRV 45 vs 32, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.

Rainfall
Pale Green
Rainfall
Pale Green
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

With LRVs of 32 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Rainfall
Pine Needle
Rainfall
Pine Needle
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32

Rainfall reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Rainfall
Cement grey
Rainfall
Cement grey
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Rainfall reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Guilford Green
Rainfall
Guilford Green
Rainfall
Cloverdale Paint
Rainfall
CA196 · LRV 32

Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 32), opening up a space where Rainfall encloses it.