Aimee vs Macadamia Nut
Where Aimee belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Macadamia Nut is a PPG color. Aimee reads as beige-pink, while Macadamia Nut reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (79 vs 78), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 1.3, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Aimee vs Macadamia Nut in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Aimee and Macadamia Nut 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 two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Aimee vs Macadamia Nut Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Aimee on one side and Macadamia Nut 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 Aimee comparisons
See how Aimee stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 4-point LRV gap (83 vs 79) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Aimee reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Aimee reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Aimee reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 58, Aimee is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 27, Aimee is decisively the brighter choice.
Aimee reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 55, Aimee is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 44, Aimee is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 79 vs 66, Aimee is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (79 vs 74) makes Aimee the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Aimee is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (79 vs 68) makes Aimee the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Aimee is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 45, Aimee is decisively the brighter choice.
Aimee reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.