Cumulus Cloud vs Dix Blue
Where Cumulus Cloud belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Cumulus Cloud belongs to the greige-grey family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. Cumulus Cloud (LRV 52) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 11 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Cumulus Cloud runs red while Dix Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 13.0, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cumulus Cloud vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cumulus Cloud 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 Cumulus Cloud will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
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. Cumulus Cloud returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Cumulus Cloud reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Color Details
Cumulus Cloud vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cumulus Cloud 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 Cumulus Cloud comparisons
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