Hammock vs Dix Blue
Hammock (Cloverdale Paint) and Dix Blue (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Hammock belongs to the beige family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. The 30-point LRV gap — 71 for Hammock vs 41 for Dix Blue — means Hammock will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 24.0 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Hammock vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Hammock 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Hammock reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Hammock returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Hammock will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Hammock returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Hammock vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hammock 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 Hammock comparisons
See how Hammock stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 71), opening up a space where Hammock encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 52, Hammock is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 30, Hammock is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (71 vs 60) makes Hammock the marginally brighter of the two.
Hammock reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Hammock reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 43, Hammock is decisively the brighter choice.
Hammock reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Hammock reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 71, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Hammock reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hammock reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 71 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hammock reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Hammock reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 31, Hammock is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 7, Hammock is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 24, Hammock is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 57, Hammock is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 71), so neither reads brighter in a room.