Treasure Seeker vs Dix Blue
Treasure Seeker is a Cloverdale Paint color while Dix Blue comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Treasure Seeker belongs to the beige family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. At LRV 83 vs 41, Treasure Seeker will read as the brighter of the two — a 42-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 38.5, 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.
Treasure Seeker vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Treasure Seeker 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. Treasure Seeker 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 Treasure Seeker 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. Treasure Seeker 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 Treasure Seeker will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
Color Details
Treasure Seeker vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Treasure Seeker 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 Treasure Seeker comparisons
See how Treasure Seeker stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Treasure Seeker reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 83 vs 6, Treasure Seeker is decisively the brighter choice.
Treasure Seeker reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Treasure Seeker reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 52, Treasure Seeker is decisively the brighter choice.
Treasure Seeker reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 58, Treasure Seeker is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 27, Treasure Seeker is decisively the brighter choice.
Treasure Seeker reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Treasure Seeker reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Treasure Seeker is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 13, Treasure Seeker is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Treasure Seeker is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Treasure Seeker reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Treasure Seeker is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Treasure Seeker the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Treasure Seeker reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Treasure Seeker is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 8, Treasure Seeker is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Treasure Seeker is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Treasure Seeker is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, Treasure Seeker is decisively the brighter choice.
Treasure Seeker reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Treasure Seeker reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.