Just Walnut vs Cosmetic Blush
Just Walnut (Dulux) and Cosmetic Blush (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Just Walnut belongs to the beige-greige family and Cosmetic Blush to the beige-pink family. The 11-point LRV gap — 83 for Cosmetic Blush vs 72 for Just Walnut — means Cosmetic Blush 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. ΔE 6.2 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Just Walnut vs Cosmetic Blush in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Just Walnut and Cosmetic Blush 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.
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. Cosmetic Blush returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Just Walnut vs Cosmetic Blush Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Just Walnut on one side and Cosmetic Blush 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 Just Walnut comparisons
See how Just Walnut stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 6, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.
Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 58, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 27, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 55, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 13, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 44, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (72 vs 66) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 45, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.