Abra Cadabra vs Dix Blue
Where Abra Cadabra belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Abra Cadabra reads as pink, while Dix Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Dix Blue (LRV 41) reflects noticeably more light than Abra Cadabra (LRV 18), a difference of 23 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 35.1, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Abra Cadabra vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Abra Cadabra 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 Dix Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Abra Cadabra would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Dix Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Abra Cadabra.
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. Dix Blue returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Dix Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Abra Cadabra.
Color Details
Abra Cadabra vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Abra Cadabra 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 Abra Cadabra comparisons
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At LRV 58 vs 18, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
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Treron reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 45 vs 18, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
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