Macadamia Nut vs Naval
Macadamia Nut (PPG) and Naval (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Macadamia Nut belongs to the beige family and Naval to the blue family. The 74-point LRV gap — 78 for Macadamia Nut vs 4 for Naval — means Macadamia Nut will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 67.6 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 8 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Macadamia Nut vs Naval in Real Spaces
8 real rooms side by side. Seeing Macadamia Nut 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.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Macadamia Nut reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
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. Macadamia Nut returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Macadamia Nut returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Macadamia Nut will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Macadamia Nut returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Home Office
Home office walls matter more than most — you're looking at them all day, and a color that reads fine at first can become tiring over time. Macadamia Nut returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
House
A full exterior is the most demanding test for a paint color — scale and outdoor light both amplify differences that seem small on a swatch. Macadamia Nut returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Front Door
On a front door, the color is both the first and last thing you see — a context where even a modest tonal difference reads clearly. Macadamia Nut reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
Color Details
Macadamia Nut vs Naval Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Macadamia Nut 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 Macadamia Nut comparisons
See how Macadamia Nut stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 9-point LRV gap (78 vs 69) makes Macadamia Nut the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Macadamia Nut reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 52, Macadamia Nut is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 30, Macadamia Nut is decisively the brighter choice.
Macadamia Nut reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 60, Macadamia Nut is decisively the brighter choice.
Macadamia Nut reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Macadamia Nut reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 43, Macadamia Nut is decisively the brighter choice.
Macadamia Nut reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Macadamia Nut reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Macadamia Nut reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (84 vs 78) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 78 vs 21, Macadamia Nut is decisively the brighter choice.
Macadamia Nut reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Macadamia Nut reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 78 vs 51, Macadamia Nut is decisively the brighter choice.
Macadamia Nut reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Macadamia Nut reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Macadamia Nut reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 78 vs 41, Macadamia Nut is decisively the brighter choice.
Macadamia Nut reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Macadamia Nut reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 31, Macadamia Nut is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 7, Macadamia Nut is decisively the brighter choice.