Soft Silver vs Dix Blue
Where Soft Silver belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Soft Silver reads as beige-greige, while Dix Blue reads as blue-green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Soft Silver (LRV 67) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 26 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 18.4, 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.
Soft Silver vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Soft Silver 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 Soft Silver 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. Soft Silver 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. Soft Silver 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. Soft Silver reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Color Details
Soft Silver vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Soft Silver 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 Soft Silver comparisons
See how Soft Silver stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 67), opening up a space where Soft Silver encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Soft Silver reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 52, Soft Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 30, Soft Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
Soft Silver reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (67 vs 60) makes Soft Silver the marginally brighter of the two.
Soft Silver reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Soft Silver reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 43, Soft Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 4, Soft Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
Soft Silver reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Soft Silver reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Soft Silver reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 67, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 21, Soft Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 67 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 67), opening up a space where Soft Silver encloses it.
Soft Silver reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 67, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 67 vs 25, Soft Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
Soft Silver reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Soft Silver reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 31, Soft Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 7, Soft Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 24, Soft Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (67 vs 57) makes Soft Silver the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (72 vs 67) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.