Ivory vs Just Walnut
Ivory and Just Walnut come from the same Dulux collection. Hue-wise, Ivory belongs to the beige family and Just Walnut to the beige-greige family. The 3-point LRV gap — 72 for Just Walnut vs 69 for Ivory — means Just Walnut will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 12.5 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ivory vs Just Walnut in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ivory and Just Walnut 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. Just Walnut reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Just Walnut has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Ivory vs Just Walnut Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ivory 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.
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