Honey Nut vs Sapphire Splendor
Both from Dulux's palette. Hue-wise, Honey Nut belongs to the beige family and Sapphire Splendor to the blue-grey family. Honey Nut (LRV 53) reflects noticeably more light than Sapphire Splendor (LRV 5), a difference of 48 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Honey Nut runs warm while Sapphire Splendor is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 63.1, 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.
Honey Nut vs Sapphire Splendor in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Honey Nut and Sapphire Splendor 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 Honey Nut will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Sapphire Splendor would.
Color Details
Honey Nut vs Sapphire Splendor Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Honey Nut on one side and Sapphire Splendor 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 Honey Nut comparisons
See how Honey Nut stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 53), opening up a space where Honey Nut encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 53 vs 30, Honey Nut is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (60 vs 53) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Honey Nut reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (53 vs 43) makes Honey Nut the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Honey Nut reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 53, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 53), opening up a space where Honey Nut encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 53), opening up a space where Honey Nut encloses it.
Honey Nut reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 53), opening up a space where Honey Nut encloses it.
Honey Nut reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Honey Nut reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 53 vs 31, Honey Nut is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 7, Honey Nut is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 24, Honey Nut is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (57 vs 53) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.