Sparkling Champagne vs Dix Blue
Sparkling Champagne is a Cloverdale Paint color while Dix Blue comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Sparkling Champagne belongs to the beige-greige family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. At LRV 81 vs 41, Sparkling Champagne will read as the brighter of the two — a 40-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 24.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sparkling Champagne vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sparkling Champagne 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Sparkling Champagne returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Sparkling Champagne will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Sparkling Champagne reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Sparkling Champagne will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
Color Details
Sparkling Champagne vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sparkling Champagne 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 Sparkling Champagne comparisons
See how Sparkling Champagne stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 81 vs 69, Sparkling Champagne is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 83 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Sparkling Champagne reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 52, Sparkling Champagne is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 30, Sparkling Champagne is decisively the brighter choice.
Sparkling Champagne reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 60, Sparkling Champagne is decisively the brighter choice.
Sparkling Champagne reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Sparkling Champagne reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 43, Sparkling Champagne is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 4, Sparkling Champagne is decisively the brighter choice.
Sparkling Champagne reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Sparkling Champagne reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Sparkling Champagne reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 81 vs 21, Sparkling Champagne is decisively the brighter choice.
Sparkling Champagne reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Sparkling Champagne reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 83 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 81 vs 51, Sparkling Champagne is decisively the brighter choice.
Sparkling Champagne reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Sparkling Champagne reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Sparkling Champagne reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
Sparkling Champagne reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Sparkling Champagne reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 31, Sparkling Champagne is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 7, Sparkling Champagne is decisively the brighter choice.