Vintage Victorian vs Dix Blue
Where Vintage Victorian belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Vintage Victorian reads as pink-red, while Dix Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Vintage Victorian (LRV 45) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 32.7, 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.
Vintage Victorian vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Vintage Victorian 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Vintage Victorian gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Vintage Victorian reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Vintage Victorian has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
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. Vintage Victorian reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Vintage Victorian vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Vintage Victorian 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 Vintage Victorian comparisons
See how Vintage Victorian stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 45, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Vintage Victorian encloses it.
Vintage Victorian reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (52 vs 45) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 30, Vintage Victorian is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 45, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Vintage Victorian encloses it.
Vintage Victorian reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 4, Vintage Victorian is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Vintage Victorian reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 45, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 21, Vintage Victorian is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Vintage Victorian encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 45), opening up a space where Vintage Victorian encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Vintage Victorian encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (51 vs 45) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Vintage Victorian reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Vintage Victorian reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Vintage Victorian encloses it.
Vintage Victorian reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 45 vs 31, Vintage Victorian is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 7, Vintage Victorian is decisively the brighter choice.