Turkish Tower vs Dix Blue
Turkish Tower is a Cloverdale Paint color while Dix Blue comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Turkish Tower belongs to the greige-grey family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. At LRV 69 vs 41, Turkish Tower will read as the brighter of the two — a 28-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 18.7, 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.
Turkish Tower vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Turkish Tower 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. Turkish Tower 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 Turkish Tower 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. Turkish Tower 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 Turkish Tower will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
Color Details
Turkish Tower vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Turkish Tower 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 Turkish Tower comparisons
See how Turkish Tower stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Turkish Tower encloses it.
Turkish Tower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Turkish Tower is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 30, Turkish Tower is decisively the brighter choice.
Turkish Tower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (69 vs 60) makes Turkish Tower the marginally brighter of the two.
Turkish Tower reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Turkish Tower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 43, Turkish Tower is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 4, Turkish Tower is decisively the brighter choice.
Turkish Tower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Turkish Tower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Turkish Tower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 69, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 21, Turkish Tower is decisively the brighter choice.
Turkish Tower reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Turkish Tower encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 51, Turkish Tower is decisively the brighter choice.
Turkish Tower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Turkish Tower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Turkish Tower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Turkish Tower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 31, Turkish Tower is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 7, Turkish Tower is decisively the brighter choice.