Metropolis Mood vs Dix Blue
Metropolis Mood (Cloverdale Paint) and Dix Blue (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the blue-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 4-point LRV gap — 41 for Dix Blue vs 37 for Metropolis Mood — means Dix Blue will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 8.4 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Metropolis Mood vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Metropolis Mood and Dix Blue are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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. Dix Blue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Dix Blue has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The brightness difference is modest but present — Dix Blue gives the walls a little more lift.
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. Dix Blue has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Metropolis Mood vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Metropolis Mood 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 Metropolis Mood comparisons
See how Metropolis Mood stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 37, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 37), opening up a space where Metropolis Mood encloses it.
Metropolis Mood reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 37, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (37 vs 30) makes Metropolis Mood the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 37), opening up a space where Metropolis Mood encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 37, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 37), opening up a space where Metropolis Mood encloses it.
Metropolis Mood reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (43 vs 37) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 37 vs 4, Metropolis Mood is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 37), opening up a space where Metropolis Mood encloses it.
Metropolis Mood reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 37, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 37 vs 21, Metropolis Mood is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 37), opening up a space where Metropolis Mood encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 37), opening up a space where Metropolis Mood encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 37), opening up a space where Metropolis Mood encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 37, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Metropolis Mood reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Metropolis Mood reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 37), opening up a space where Metropolis Mood encloses it.
Metropolis Mood reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (37 vs 31) makes Metropolis Mood the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 37 vs 7, Metropolis Mood is decisively the brighter choice.