Cameo White vs Dix Blue
Where Cameo White belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Cameo White reads as beige-white, while Dix Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Cameo White (LRV 82) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 41 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 24.9, 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.
Cameo White vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cameo White 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 Cameo White 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. Cameo White 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. Cameo White 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. Cameo White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Color Details
Cameo White vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cameo White 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 Cameo White comparisons
See how Cameo White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Cameo White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 6, Cameo White is decisively the brighter choice.
Cameo White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Cameo White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 52, Cameo White is decisively the brighter choice.
Cameo White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 58, Cameo White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 27, Cameo White is decisively the brighter choice.
Cameo White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Cameo White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 55, Cameo White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 13, Cameo White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 44, Cameo White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Cameo White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 66, Cameo White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (82 vs 74) makes Cameo White the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 82 vs 12, Cameo White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 68, Cameo White is decisively the brighter choice.
Cameo White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Cameo White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 12, Cameo White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 45, Cameo White is decisively the brighter choice.
Cameo White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Cameo White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Cameo White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Cameo White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Cameo White reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.