Cloud Cover vs Dix Blue
Where Cloud Cover belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Cloud Cover reads as beige-greige, while Dix Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Cloud Cover (LRV 80) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 39 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Cloud Cover runs yellow while Dix Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 23.6, 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.
Cloud Cover vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cloud Cover and Dix Blue 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 Cloud Cover will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
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. Cloud Cover reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Color Details
Cloud Cover vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cloud Cover on one side and Dix Blue 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 Cloud Cover comparisons
See how Cloud Cover stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 83 and 80, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 11-point LRV gap (80 vs 69) makes Cloud Cover the marginally brighter of the two.
Cloud Cover reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 52, Cloud Cover is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 30, Cloud Cover is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud Cover reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 60, Cloud Cover is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud Cover reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Cloud Cover reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 43, Cloud Cover is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 4, Cloud Cover is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud Cover reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Cloud Cover reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Cloud Cover reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (84 vs 80) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 80 vs 21, Cloud Cover is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud Cover reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Cloud Cover reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 83 and 80, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Cloud Cover reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Cloud Cover reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 68, Cloud Cover is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 25, Cloud Cover is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud Cover reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Cloud Cover reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 31, Cloud Cover is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 7, Cloud Cover is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 24, Cloud Cover is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 57, Cloud Cover is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (80 vs 72) makes Cloud Cover the marginally brighter of the two.