Roasted Macadamia vs Cherished Gold
Roasted Macadamia is a Cloverdale Paint color while Cherished Gold comes from Dulux. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 40 vs 35, Roasted Macadamia will read as the brighter of the two — a 5-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 6.8, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Roasted Macadamia vs Cherished Gold in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Roasted Macadamia and Cherished Gold 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Roasted Macadamia has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The brightness difference is modest but present — Roasted Macadamia gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Roasted Macadamia vs Cherished Gold Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Roasted Macadamia on one side and Cherished Gold 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 Roasted Macadamia comparisons
See how Roasted Macadamia stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 40, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 40), opening up a space where Roasted Macadamia encloses it.
At LRV 40 vs 6, Roasted Macadamia is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 40), opening up a space where Roasted Macadamia encloses it.
Roasted Macadamia reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 40, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 40), opening up a space where Roasted Macadamia encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 40, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 27, Roasted Macadamia is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Roasted Macadamia reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 40, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 13, Roasted Macadamia is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (44 vs 40) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 40), opening up a space where Roasted Macadamia encloses it.
Roasted Macadamia reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 40, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 40, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 40, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 12, Roasted Macadamia is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 40, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 41 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 40), opening up a space where Roasted Macadamia encloses it.
Roasted Macadamia reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 40 vs 12, Roasted Macadamia is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (45 vs 40) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Roasted Macadamia reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Roasted Macadamia reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Roasted Macadamia reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 40), opening up a space where Roasted Macadamia encloses it.