Hearthstone vs Dix Blue
Hearthstone is a Cloverdale Paint color while Dix Blue comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Hearthstone belongs to the greige-grey family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. At LRV 53 vs 41, Hearthstone will read as the brighter of the two — a 12-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 14.4, 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.
Hearthstone vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Hearthstone 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. Hearthstone 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 Hearthstone 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. Hearthstone 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 Hearthstone will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
Color Details
Hearthstone vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hearthstone 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 Hearthstone comparisons
See how Hearthstone stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 83 vs 53, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 6, Hearthstone is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 53 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (58 vs 53) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 53 vs 27, Hearthstone is decisively the brighter choice.
Hearthstone reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hearthstone reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 53 vs 13, Hearthstone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (53 vs 44) makes Hearthstone the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 53), opening up a space where Hearthstone encloses it.
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At LRV 66 vs 53, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 53, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 53, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 53 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 53 vs 12, Hearthstone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 8, Hearthstone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 53, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 12, Hearthstone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (53 vs 45) makes Hearthstone the marginally brighter of the two.
Hearthstone reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Hearthstone reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.