Sealskin Shadow vs Dix Blue
Where Sealskin Shadow belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Sealskin Shadow reads as green-yellow, while Dix Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Sealskin Shadow (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 42 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 24.1, 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.
Sealskin Shadow vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sealskin Shadow 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 Sealskin Shadow 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. Sealskin Shadow 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. Sealskin Shadow 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. Sealskin Shadow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Color Details
Sealskin Shadow vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sealskin Shadow 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 Sealskin Shadow comparisons
See how Sealskin Shadow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Sealskin Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 83 vs 6, Sealskin Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Sealskin Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Sealskin Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 52, Sealskin Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Sealskin Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 58, Sealskin Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 27, Sealskin Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Sealskin Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Sealskin Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Sealskin Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 13, Sealskin Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Sealskin Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Sealskin Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Sealskin Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Sealskin Shadow the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Sealskin Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Sealskin Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 8, Sealskin Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Sealskin Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Sealskin Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, Sealskin Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Sealskin Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Sealskin Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.