Casa Blanca vs Dix Blue
Where Casa Blanca belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Casa Blanca reads as beige, while Dix Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Casa Blanca (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 43 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 26.8, 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.
Casa Blanca vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Casa Blanca 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 Casa Blanca 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. Casa Blanca 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. Casa Blanca 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. Casa Blanca reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Color Details
Casa Blanca vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Casa Blanca 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 Casa Blanca comparisons
See how Casa Blanca stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 84 vs 69, Casa Blanca is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Casa Blanca reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 52, Casa Blanca is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 30, Casa Blanca is decisively the brighter choice.
Casa Blanca reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 60, Casa Blanca is decisively the brighter choice.
Casa Blanca reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Casa Blanca reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 43, Casa Blanca is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 4, Casa Blanca is decisively the brighter choice.
Casa Blanca reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Casa Blanca reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Casa Blanca reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 84 vs 21, Casa Blanca is decisively the brighter choice.
Casa Blanca reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Casa Blanca reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 51, Casa Blanca is decisively the brighter choice.
Casa Blanca reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Casa Blanca reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Casa Blanca reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
Casa Blanca reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Casa Blanca reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 31, Casa Blanca is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 7, Casa Blanca is decisively the brighter choice.