White Pine vs Dix Blue
White Pine is a Cloverdale Paint color while Dix Blue comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, White Pine belongs to the greige-grey family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. At LRV 41 vs 13, Dix Blue will read as the brighter of the two — a 28-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 30.0, 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.
White Pine vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing White Pine 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. Dix Blue 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 Dix Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than White Pine 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. Dix Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than White Pine.
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 Dix Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than White Pine would.
Color Details
White Pine vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see White Pine 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 White Pine comparisons
See how White Pine stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 13, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 13), opening up a space where White Pine encloses it.
White Pine reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 13, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 13, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 13), opening up a space where White Pine encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 13, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 13), opening up a space where White Pine encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 13), opening up a space where White Pine encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 13, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (13 vs 4) makes White Pine the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 13), opening up a space where White Pine encloses it.
With LRVs of 13 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 13), opening up a space where White Pine encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 13, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (21 vs 13) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 13), opening up a space where White Pine encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 13), opening up a space where White Pine encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 13), opening up a space where White Pine encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 13, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
White Pine reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 13), opening up a space where White Pine encloses it.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 13), opening up a space where White Pine encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 13, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (13 vs 7) makes White Pine the marginally brighter of the two.