Hippolita vs Dix Blue
Where Hippolita belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Hippolita reads as beige-yellow, while Dix Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Hippolita (LRV 56) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 15 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 26.6, 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.
Hippolita vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Hippolita 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 LRV gap is large enough that Hippolita will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Hippolita reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
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. Hippolita returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Hippolita reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Color Details
Hippolita vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hippolita 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 Hippolita comparisons
See how Hippolita stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 56), opening up a space where Hippolita encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (56 vs 52) makes Hippolita the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 56 vs 30, Hippolita is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (60 vs 56) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hippolita reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 43, Hippolita is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hippolita reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 56, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 56), opening up a space where Hippolita encloses it.
Hippolita reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Hippolita reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 56), opening up a space where Hippolita encloses it.
Hippolita reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Hippolita reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 56 vs 31, Hippolita is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 7, Hippolita is decisively the brighter choice.