Serene Setting vs Just Walnut
Serene Setting (Cloverdale Paint) and Just Walnut (Dulux) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Serene Setting belongs to the blue family and Just Walnut to the beige-greige family. The 8-point LRV gap — 72 for Just Walnut vs 64 for Serene Setting — 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.
Serene Setting vs Just Walnut in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Serene Setting 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 Serene Setting.
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 Serene Setting 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
Serene Setting vs Just Walnut Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Serene Setting 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 Serene Setting comparisons
See how Serene Setting stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 64, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 64 vs 6, Serene Setting is decisively the brighter choice.
Serene Setting reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Serene Setting reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 52, Serene Setting is decisively the brighter choice.
Serene Setting reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (64 vs 58) makes Serene Setting the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 27, Serene Setting is decisively the brighter choice.
Serene Setting reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Serene Setting reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (64 vs 55) makes Serene Setting the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 13, Serene Setting is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 44, Serene Setting is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 64), opening up a space where Serene Setting encloses it.
Serene Setting reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (74 vs 64) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 64, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Serene Setting is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Serene Setting reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Serene Setting reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Serene Setting is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 45, Serene Setting is decisively the brighter choice.
Serene Setting reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Serene Setting reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Serene Setting reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Serene Setting reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.