Honey Nut vs Dusted Olive
Where Honey Nut belongs to Dulux's range, Dusted Olive is a Sherwin-Williams color. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Honey Nut (LRV 53) reflects noticeably more light than Dusted Olive (LRV 40), a difference of 13 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. The ΔE 8.3 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Honey Nut vs Dusted Olive in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Honey Nut and Dusted Olive 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
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 Dusted Olive would.
Color Details
Honey Nut vs Dusted Olive Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Honey Nut on one side and Dusted Olive 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.
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At LRV 53 vs 30, Honey Nut is decisively the brighter choice.
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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.
Honey Nut reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck 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.