Silk vs Dix Blue
Where Silk belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Silk reads as beige, while Dix Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Silk (LRV 88) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 47 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 27.5, 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.
Silk vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Silk 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 Silk 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. Silk 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. Silk 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. Silk reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Color Details
Silk vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Silk 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 Silk comparisons
See how Silk stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 5-point LRV gap (88 vs 83) makes Silk the marginally brighter of the two.
Silk reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Silk reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Silk reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 58, Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 27, Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
Silk reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 55, Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 44, Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
Silk reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 88 vs 66, Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 74, Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 12, Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 68, Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 12, Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 45, Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
Silk reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Silk reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.