Barberry Sand vs Dix Blue
Where Barberry Sand belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Barberry Sand reads as beige, while Dix Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Barberry Sand (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 27 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 22.6, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Barberry Sand vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Barberry Sand 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 Barberry Sand will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue 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. Barberry Sand reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
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. Barberry Sand 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. Barberry Sand reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Color Details
Barberry Sand vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Barberry Sand 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 Barberry Sand comparisons
See how Barberry Sand stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Barberry Sand encloses it.
Barberry Sand reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 52, Barberry Sand is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 30, Barberry Sand is decisively the brighter choice.
Barberry Sand reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (68 vs 60) makes Barberry Sand the marginally brighter of the two.
Barberry Sand reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Barberry Sand reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 43, Barberry Sand is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 4, Barberry Sand is decisively the brighter choice.
Barberry Sand reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Barberry Sand reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Barberry Sand reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 68, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 21, Barberry Sand is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Barberry Sand encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 51, Barberry Sand is decisively the brighter choice.
Barberry Sand reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Barberry Sand reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Barberry Sand reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Barberry Sand reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 31, Barberry Sand is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 7, Barberry Sand is decisively the brighter choice.