Celadon vs Dix Blue
Where Celadon belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Celadon reads as greige-grey, while Dix Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Celadon (LRV 45) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 12.8, 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.
Celadon vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Celadon 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Celadon gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Celadon reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Celadon has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
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. Celadon reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Celadon vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Celadon 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 Celadon comparisons
See how Celadon stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 45, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Celadon encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 45), opening up a space where Celadon encloses it.
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With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 45 vs 31, Celadon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 7, Celadon is decisively the brighter choice.