Sweet Ariel vs Dix Blue
Where Sweet Ariel belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Sweet Ariel belongs to the green-white family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. Sweet Ariel (LRV 82) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 41 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 23.3, 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.
Sweet Ariel vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sweet Ariel 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 Sweet Ariel 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. Sweet Ariel 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. Sweet Ariel 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. Sweet Ariel reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Color Details
Sweet Ariel vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sweet Ariel 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 Sweet Ariel comparisons
See how Sweet Ariel stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 82 vs 69, Sweet Ariel is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Sweet Ariel reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 52, Sweet Ariel is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 30, Sweet Ariel is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Ariel reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 60, Sweet Ariel is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Ariel reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Sweet Ariel reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 43, Sweet Ariel is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 4, Sweet Ariel is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Ariel reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Sweet Ariel reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Sweet Ariel reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 82 vs 21, Sweet Ariel is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Ariel reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Sweet Ariel reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 82 vs 51, Sweet Ariel is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Ariel reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Sweet Ariel reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Sweet Ariel reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
Sweet Ariel reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Sweet Ariel reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 31, Sweet Ariel is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 7, Sweet Ariel is decisively the brighter choice.