Willow Tree vs Humble Yellow
Where Willow Tree belongs to Dulux's range, Humble Yellow is a Jotun color. Hue-wise, Willow Tree belongs to the green family and Humble Yellow to the beige-yellow family. Willow Tree (LRV 67) reflects noticeably more light than Humble Yellow (LRV 57), a difference of 10 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Willow Tree runs neutral while Humble Yellow is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 12.2, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Willow Tree vs Humble Yellow in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Willow Tree and Humble Yellow 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 Willow Tree will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Humble Yellow would.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Willow Tree reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Humble Yellow.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Willow Tree returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Willow Tree reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Humble Yellow.
Color Details
Willow Tree vs Humble Yellow Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Willow Tree on one side and Humble Yellow 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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