Perky Yellow vs Honey Nut
Where Perky Yellow belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Honey Nut is a Dulux color. Hue-wise, Perky Yellow belongs to the beige-yellow family and Honey Nut to the beige family. Perky Yellow (LRV 62) reflects noticeably more light than Honey Nut (LRV 53), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 10.0 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Perky Yellow vs Honey Nut in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Perky Yellow and Honey 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 LRV gap is large enough that Perky Yellow will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Honey Nut would.
Color Details
Perky Yellow vs Honey Nut Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Perky Yellow on one side and Honey 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 Perky Yellow comparisons
See how Perky Yellow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 7-point LRV gap (69 vs 62) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where Perky Yellow encloses it.
Perky Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes Perky Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 30, Perky Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Perky Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Perky Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Perky Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 43, Perky Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 4, Perky Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Perky Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Perky Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Perky Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 62, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 21, Perky Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 62), opening up a space where Perky Yellow encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where Perky Yellow encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (62 vs 51) makes Perky Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
Perky Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Perky Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 62 vs 41, Perky Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Perky Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Perky Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 31, Perky Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.