Cedar vs Dibber paint color comparison

Cedar vs Dibber

CedarCloverdale PaintvsDibberFarrow & BallΔE 14.9Distinct difference

Where Cedar belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Dibber is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Cedar belongs to the beige family and Dibber to the beige-greige family. Cedar (LRV 21) reflects noticeably more light than Dibber (LRV 18), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 14.9, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Cedar vs Dibber in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cedar and Dibber 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. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.

CedarCedar EX100 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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DibberFarrow and Ball Dibber living room paint review

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Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

CedarCedar EX100 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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DibberFarrow and Ball Dibber bedroom panelling inspiration

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Color Details

Cedar
Cloverdale Paint · EX100
Hex#9D7754
LRV21.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
NumberEX100
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessDark
Dibber
Farrow & Ball · 312
Hex#7f775b
LRV18.5
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number312
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessDark

Cedar vs Dibber Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cedar on one side and Dibber on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Cedar comparisons

See how Cedar stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Cedar
White Dove
Cedar
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21

At LRV 83 vs 21, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Cedar
Ammonite
Cedar
Ammonite
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 21), opening up a space where Cedar encloses it.

Cedar
Iron Ore
Cedar
Iron Ore
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21

At LRV 21 vs 6, Cedar is decisively the brighter choice.

Cedar
Purbeck Stone
Cedar
Purbeck Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21

Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 21), opening up a space where Cedar encloses it.

Cedar
Evergreen Fog
Cedar
Evergreen Fog
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21

Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Cedar
Mizzle
Cedar
Mizzle
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

At LRV 52 vs 21, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.

Cedar
Agreeable Gray
Cedar
Agreeable Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21

Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 21), opening up a space where Cedar encloses it.

Cedar
Accessible Beige
Cedar
Accessible Beige
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21

At LRV 58 vs 21, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.

Cedar
Denim Drift
Cedar
Denim Drift
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21

A 6-point LRV gap (27 vs 21) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.

Cedar
French Gray
Cedar
French Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21

French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 21), opening up a space where Cedar encloses it.

Cedar
Naval
Cedar
Naval
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Cedar reflects far more light (LRV 21 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Cedar
Tranquil Dawn
Cedar
Tranquil Dawn
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21

At LRV 55 vs 21, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.

Cedar
Bancha
Cedar
Bancha
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

A 8-point LRV gap (21 vs 13) makes Cedar the marginally brighter of the two.

Cedar
Hardwick White
Cedar
Hardwick White
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21

At LRV 44 vs 21, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.

Cedar
Pure White
Cedar
Pure White
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 21), opening up a space where Cedar encloses it.

Cedar
Artichoke
Cedar
Artichoke
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

With LRVs of 21 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Balboa Mist
Cedar
Balboa Mist
Cedar
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21

At LRV 66 vs 21, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Cedar
Shoji White
Cedar
Shoji White
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21

At LRV 74 vs 21, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Cedar
Snowbound
Cedar
Snowbound
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 21, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Cedar
Pewter Green
Cedar
Pewter Green
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21

A 9-point LRV gap (21 vs 12) makes Cedar the marginally brighter of the two.

Cedar
Skimming Stone
Cedar
Skimming Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21

At LRV 68 vs 21, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Cedar
Dix Blue
Cedar
Dix Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 21), opening up a space where Cedar encloses it.

Cedar
Calamine
Cedar
Calamine
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 21), opening up a space where Cedar encloses it.

Cedar
Treron
Cedar
Treron
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Treron reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Vintage Vogue
Cedar
Vintage Vogue
Cedar
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21

A 9-point LRV gap (21 vs 12) makes Cedar the marginally brighter of the two.

Saybrook Sage
Cedar
Saybrook Sage
Cedar
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21

At LRV 45 vs 21, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.

Cedar
Pale Green
Cedar
Pale Green
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Cedar
Pine Needle
Cedar
Pine Needle
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21

Cedar reflects far more light (LRV 21 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Cedar
Cement grey
Cedar
Cement grey
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Cement grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Guilford Green
Cedar
Guilford Green
Cedar
Cloverdale Paint
Cedar
EX100 · LRV 21

Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 21), opening up a space where Cedar encloses it.