Stormy Bay vs Dix Blue
Stormy Bay (Cloverdale Paint) and Dix Blue (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Stormy Bay reads as blue-grey, while Dix Blue reads as blue-green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 43 vs 41 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 2.9 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Stormy Bay vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Stormy Bay and Dix Blue are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Stormy Bay vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Stormy Bay 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 Stormy Bay comparisons
See how Stormy Bay stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 43, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 43), opening up a space where Stormy Bay encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 6, Stormy Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stormy Bay reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 43) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 43), opening up a space where Stormy Bay encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 43, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 27, Stormy Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 43 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Stormy Bay reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 43, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 13, Stormy Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 43), opening up a space where Stormy Bay encloses it.
Stormy Bay reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 43, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 43, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 43, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 12, Stormy Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 43, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 43), opening up a space where Stormy Bay encloses it.
Stormy Bay reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 12, Stormy Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Stormy Bay reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stormy Bay reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Stormy Bay reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 43), opening up a space where Stormy Bay encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 43), opening up a space where Stormy Bay encloses it.