Natural Clay vs Naval
Where Natural Clay belongs to Jotun's range, Naval is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Natural Clay belongs to the beige family and Naval to the blue family. Natural Clay (LRV 25) reflects noticeably more light than Naval (LRV 4), a difference of 20 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Natural Clay runs warm while Naval is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 51.9, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Natural Clay vs Naval in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Natural Clay and Naval in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. Natural Clay 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. Natural Clay reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
Color Details
Natural Clay vs Naval Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Natural Clay on one side and Naval 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 Natural Clay comparisons
See how Natural Clay stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 25), opening up a space where Natural Clay encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 25, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural Clay reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 25, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (30 vs 25) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 25), opening up a space where Natural Clay encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 25, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 25), opening up a space where Natural Clay encloses it.
With LRVs of 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 25, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 25), opening up a space where Natural Clay encloses it.
Natural Clay reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 25), opening up a space where Natural Clay encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 25, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (25 vs 21) makes Natural Clay the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 25), opening up a space where Natural Clay encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 25), opening up a space where Natural Clay encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 25), opening up a space where Natural Clay encloses it.
Natural Clay reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 25), opening up a space where Natural Clay encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 25, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 25, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Natural Clay reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 25), opening up a space where Natural Clay encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (31 vs 25) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 25 vs 7, Natural Clay is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 57 vs 25, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 25, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.