Rose Souvenir vs Dix Blue
Where Rose Souvenir belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Rose Souvenir reads as pink-purple, while Dix Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Dix Blue (LRV 41) reflects noticeably more light than Rose Souvenir (LRV 37), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 36.5, 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.
Rose Souvenir vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Rose Souvenir 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Dix Blue gives the walls a little more lift.
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 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
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 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Rose Souvenir vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rose Souvenir 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 Rose Souvenir comparisons
See how Rose Souvenir stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 37, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 37), opening up a space where Rose Souvenir encloses it.
At LRV 37 vs 6, Rose Souvenir is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 37), opening up a space where Rose Souvenir encloses it.
Rose Souvenir reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 37, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 37), opening up a space where Rose Souvenir encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 37, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (37 vs 27) makes Rose Souvenir the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Rose Souvenir reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 37, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 37 vs 13, Rose Souvenir is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (44 vs 37) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 37), opening up a space where Rose Souvenir encloses it.
Rose Souvenir reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 37, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 37, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 37, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 37 vs 12, Rose Souvenir is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 37, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 37), opening up a space where Rose Souvenir encloses it.
Rose Souvenir reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 37 vs 12, Rose Souvenir is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (45 vs 37) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Rose Souvenir reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Rose Souvenir reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Rose Souvenir reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 37), opening up a space where Rose Souvenir encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 37), opening up a space where Rose Souvenir encloses it.