Perky Tint vs Dix Blue
Where Perky Tint belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Perky Tint belongs to the beige-yellow family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. Perky Tint (LRV 89) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 48 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 30.2, 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.
Perky Tint vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Perky Tint 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 Perky Tint 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. Perky Tint 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. Perky Tint 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. Perky Tint reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Color Details
Perky Tint vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Perky Tint 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 Perky Tint comparisons
See how Perky Tint stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 6-point LRV gap (89 vs 83) makes Perky Tint the marginally brighter of the two.
Perky Tint reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
At LRV 89 vs 6, Perky Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
Perky Tint reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Perky Tint reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 89 vs 52, Perky Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
Perky Tint reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 89 vs 58, Perky Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 27, Perky Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
Perky Tint reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Perky Tint reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 89 vs 55, Perky Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 13, Perky Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 44, Perky Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
Perky Tint reads slightly lighter (LRV 89 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Perky Tint reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 89 vs 66, Perky Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 74, Perky Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (89 vs 83) makes Perky Tint the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 89 vs 12, Perky Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 68, Perky Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
Perky Tint reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Perky Tint reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 89 vs 12, Perky Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 45, Perky Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
Perky Tint reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Perky Tint reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Perky Tint reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Perky Tint reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Perky Tint reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 72), opening up a space where Just Walnut encloses it.