Roasted Macadamia vs Treron

Roasted MacadamiaCloverdale PaintvsTreronFarrow & BallΔE 28.4Very different colors

Roasted Macadamia (Cloverdale Paint) and Treron (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Roasted Macadamia belongs to the beige family and Treron to the greige-grey family. The 15-point LRV gap — 40 for Roasted Macadamia vs 25 for Treron — means Roasted Macadamia will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 28.4 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.

Roasted Macadamia vs Treron in Real Spaces

5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Roasted Macadamia and Treron 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. Roasted Macadamia reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Treron.

Roasted MacadamiaRoasted Macadamia EX174 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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TreronTreron living room paint

@leahmariehome

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. Roasted Macadamia returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Roasted MacadamiaRoasted Macadamia EX174 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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TreronTreron bedroom interior

@notjustaterrace

Kitchen

Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Roasted Macadamia returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Roasted MacadamiaRoasted Macadamia EX174 by Cloverdale Paint — Kitchen

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TreronFarrow and Ball Treron kitchen color

@ross_and_ian

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 Roasted Macadamia will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Treron would.

Roasted MacadamiaRoasted Macadamia EX174 by Cloverdale Paint — Dining Room

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TreronTreron dining room photo

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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. Roasted Macadamia returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Roasted MacadamiaRoasted Macadamia EX174 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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TreronFarrow and Ball 292 bathroom picture

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Color Details

Roasted Macadamia
Cloverdale Paint · EX174
Hex#C6A46A
LRV39.6
BrandCloverdale Paint
NumberEX174
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessMedium
Treron
Farrow & Ball · 292
Hex#8b8a77
LRV24.9
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number292
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessDark

Roasted Macadamia vs Treron Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Roasted Macadamia on one side and Treron 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 Roasted Macadamia comparisons

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

White Dove
Roasted Macadamia
White Dove
Roasted Macadamia
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40

At LRV 83 vs 40, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Roasted Macadamia
Ammonite
Roasted Macadamia
Ammonite
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 40), opening up a space where Roasted Macadamia encloses it.

Roasted Macadamia
Iron Ore
Roasted Macadamia
Iron Ore
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40

At LRV 40 vs 6, Roasted Macadamia is decisively the brighter choice.

Roasted Macadamia
Purbeck Stone
Roasted Macadamia
Purbeck Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40

Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 40), opening up a space where Roasted Macadamia encloses it.

Roasted Macadamia
Evergreen Fog
Roasted Macadamia
Evergreen Fog
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40

Roasted Macadamia reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Roasted Macadamia
Mizzle
Roasted Macadamia
Mizzle
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

At LRV 52 vs 40, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.

Roasted Macadamia
Agreeable Gray
Roasted Macadamia
Agreeable Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40

Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 40), opening up a space where Roasted Macadamia encloses it.

Roasted Macadamia
Accessible Beige
Roasted Macadamia
Accessible Beige
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40

At LRV 58 vs 40, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.

Roasted Macadamia
Denim Drift
Roasted Macadamia
Denim Drift
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40

At LRV 40 vs 27, Roasted Macadamia is decisively the brighter choice.

Roasted Macadamia
French Gray
Roasted Macadamia
French Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40

French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Roasted Macadamia
Naval
Roasted Macadamia
Naval
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Roasted Macadamia reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Roasted Macadamia
Tranquil Dawn
Roasted Macadamia
Tranquil Dawn
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40

At LRV 55 vs 40, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.

Roasted Macadamia
Bancha
Roasted Macadamia
Bancha
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

At LRV 40 vs 13, Roasted Macadamia is decisively the brighter choice.

Roasted Macadamia
Hardwick White
Roasted Macadamia
Hardwick White
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40

A 4-point LRV gap (44 vs 40) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.

Roasted Macadamia
Pure White
Roasted Macadamia
Pure White
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 40), opening up a space where Roasted Macadamia encloses it.

Roasted Macadamia
Artichoke
Roasted Macadamia
Artichoke
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Roasted Macadamia reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Roasted Macadamia
Balboa Mist
Roasted Macadamia
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40

At LRV 66 vs 40, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Roasted Macadamia
Shoji White
Roasted Macadamia
Shoji White
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40

At LRV 74 vs 40, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Roasted Macadamia
Snowbound
Roasted Macadamia
Snowbound
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 40, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Roasted Macadamia
Pewter Green
Roasted Macadamia
Pewter Green
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40

At LRV 40 vs 12, Roasted Macadamia is decisively the brighter choice.

Roasted Macadamia
Skimming Stone
Roasted Macadamia
Skimming Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40

At LRV 68 vs 40, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Roasted Macadamia
Dix Blue
Roasted Macadamia
Dix Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

With LRVs of 41 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Roasted Macadamia
Calamine
Roasted Macadamia
Calamine
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 40), opening up a space where Roasted Macadamia encloses it.

Vintage Vogue
Roasted Macadamia
Vintage Vogue
Roasted Macadamia
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40

At LRV 40 vs 12, Roasted Macadamia is decisively the brighter choice.

Saybrook Sage
Roasted Macadamia
Saybrook Sage
Roasted Macadamia
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40

A 6-point LRV gap (45 vs 40) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.

Roasted Macadamia
Pale Green
Roasted Macadamia
Pale Green
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Roasted Macadamia reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Roasted Macadamia
Pine Needle
Roasted Macadamia
Pine Needle
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40

Roasted Macadamia reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Roasted Macadamia
Cement grey
Roasted Macadamia
Cement grey
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Roasted Macadamia reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.

Guilford Green
Roasted Macadamia
Guilford Green
Roasted Macadamia
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40

Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 40), opening up a space where Roasted Macadamia encloses it.

Roasted Macadamia
Just Walnut
Roasted Macadamia
Just Walnut
Cloverdale Paint
Roasted Macadamia
EX174 · LRV 40

Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 40), opening up a space where Roasted Macadamia encloses it.