Meadowsweet vs Dix Blue
Meadowsweet (Cloverdale Paint) and Dix Blue (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Meadowsweet belongs to the beige-greige family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. The 13-point LRV gap — 54 for Meadowsweet vs 41 for Dix Blue — means Meadowsweet will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 17.4 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.
Meadowsweet vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Meadowsweet 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. Meadowsweet 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. Meadowsweet 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 Meadowsweet 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. Meadowsweet returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Meadowsweet vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Meadowsweet 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 Meadowsweet comparisons
See how Meadowsweet stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 54 vs 6, Meadowsweet is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 54 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (58 vs 54) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 54 vs 27, Meadowsweet is decisively the brighter choice.
Meadowsweet reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Meadowsweet reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 54), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 54 vs 13, Meadowsweet is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (54 vs 44) makes Meadowsweet the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 54), opening up a space where Meadowsweet encloses it.
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A 12-point LRV gap (66 vs 54) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 54, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 54, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 12, Meadowsweet is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 54, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 54), opening up a space where Meadowsweet encloses it.
Meadowsweet reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 54 vs 12, Meadowsweet is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (54 vs 45) makes Meadowsweet the marginally brighter of the two.
Meadowsweet reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Meadowsweet reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Meadowsweet reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 54), opening up a space where Meadowsweet encloses it.