Naughty Marietta vs Dix Blue
Where Naughty Marietta belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Naughty Marietta reads as pink, while Dix Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Naughty Marietta (LRV 66) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 25 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 23.1, 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.
Naughty Marietta vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Naughty Marietta 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 Naughty Marietta 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. Naughty Marietta 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. Naughty Marietta 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. Naughty Marietta reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Color Details
Naughty Marietta vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Naughty Marietta 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 Naughty Marietta comparisons
See how Naughty Marietta stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Naughty Marietta encloses it.
Naughty Marietta reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 52, Naughty Marietta is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 30, Naughty Marietta is decisively the brighter choice.
Naughty Marietta reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (66 vs 60) makes Naughty Marietta the marginally brighter of the two.
Naughty Marietta reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Naughty Marietta reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 43, Naughty Marietta is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 4, Naughty Marietta is decisively the brighter choice.
Naughty Marietta reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Naughty Marietta reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Naughty Marietta reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 66, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 21, Naughty Marietta is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Naughty Marietta encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 51, Naughty Marietta is decisively the brighter choice.
Naughty Marietta reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Naughty Marietta reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Naughty Marietta reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Naughty Marietta reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 31, Naughty Marietta is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 7, Naughty Marietta is decisively the brighter choice.