North Beach Blue vs Dix Blue
Where North Beach Blue belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. These are both blue-greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue-grey to land. Dix Blue (LRV 41) reflects noticeably more light than North Beach Blue (LRV 33), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
North Beach Blue vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. North Beach Blue 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
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 Dix Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than North Beach 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. Dix Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than North Beach 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. Dix Blue 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. Dix Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than North Beach Blue.
Color Details
North Beach Blue vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see North Beach Blue 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 North Beach Blue comparisons
See how North Beach Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 60 vs 33, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
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North Beach Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (43 vs 33) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 33 vs 4, North Beach Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
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Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 33, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (33 vs 21) makes North Beach Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 33), opening up a space where North Beach Blue encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 33), opening up a space where North Beach Blue encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 33), opening up a space where North Beach Blue encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 33, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
North Beach Blue reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
North Beach Blue reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 33), opening up a space where North Beach Blue encloses it.
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Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 33), opening up a space where North Beach Blue encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 33 vs 7, North Beach Blue is decisively the brighter choice.