Metal Flake vs Dix Blue
Metal Flake is a Cloverdale Paint color while Dix Blue comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Metal Flake belongs to the green-grey family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. At LRV 72 vs 41, Metal Flake will read as the brighter of the two — a 31-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 19.1, 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.
Metal Flake vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Metal Flake 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. Metal Flake 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 Metal Flake 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. Metal Flake 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 Metal Flake will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
Color Details
Metal Flake vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Metal Flake 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 Metal Flake comparisons
See how Metal Flake stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Metal Flake reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 6, Metal Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
Metal Flake reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Metal Flake reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Metal Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
Metal Flake reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 58, Metal Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 27, Metal Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
Metal Flake reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Metal Flake reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 55, Metal Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 13, Metal Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 44, Metal Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Metal Flake reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (72 vs 66) makes Metal Flake the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Metal Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Metal Flake the marginally brighter of the two.
Metal Flake reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Metal Flake reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Metal Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 45, Metal Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
Metal Flake reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Metal Flake reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Metal Flake reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Metal Flake reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 72 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.