Cliff Walk vs Calamine
Where Cliff Walk belongs to Dulux's range, Calamine is a Farrow & Ball color. Cliff Walk reads as beige-greige, while Calamine reads as pink-red — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Cliff Walk (LRV 90) reflects noticeably more light than Calamine (LRV 68), a difference of 22 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 12.5, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cliff Walk vs Calamine in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Cliff Walk and Calamine 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Cliff Walk will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Calamine would.
Color Details
Cliff Walk vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cliff Walk on one side and Calamine 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.
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At LRV 90 vs 58, Cliff Walk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 27, Cliff Walk is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 90 vs 55, Cliff Walk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 13, Cliff Walk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 44, Cliff Walk is decisively the brighter choice.
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Cliff Walk reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 66, Cliff Walk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 74, Cliff Walk is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (90 vs 83) makes Cliff Walk the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 90 vs 12, Cliff Walk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 68, Cliff Walk is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 90 vs 12, Cliff Walk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 45, Cliff Walk is decisively the brighter choice.
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