Dream State vs Dix Blue
Dream State is a Cloverdale Paint color while Dix Blue comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Dream State belongs to the pink-red family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. At LRV 75 vs 41, Dream State will read as the brighter of the two — a 34-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 24.1, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dream State vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dream State 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Dream State returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Dream State will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Dream State reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Dream State will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
Color Details
Dream State vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dream State 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 Dream State comparisons
See how Dream State stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Dream State reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 75) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 75 vs 6, Dream State is decisively the brighter choice.
Dream State reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Dream State reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 52, Dream State is decisively the brighter choice.
Dream State reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 58, Dream State is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 27, Dream State is decisively the brighter choice.
Dream State reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Dream State reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 55, Dream State is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 13, Dream State is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 44, Dream State is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Dream State reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (75 vs 66) makes Dream State the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 75) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Dream State reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 12, Dream State is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 8, Dream State is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (75 vs 68) makes Dream State the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 75 vs 12, Dream State is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 45, Dream State is decisively the brighter choice.
Dream State reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Dream State reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.