White Tail vs Dix Blue
White Tail is a Cloverdale Paint color while Dix Blue comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, White Tail belongs to the beige-white family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. At LRV 82 vs 41, White Tail will read as the brighter of the two — a 41-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 24.6, 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 Tail vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing White Tail 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. White Tail 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 White Tail 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. White Tail 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 White Tail will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
Color Details
White Tail vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see White Tail 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 Tail comparisons
See how White Tail stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 82 vs 69, White Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
White Tail reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 52, White Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 30, White Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
White Tail reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 60, White Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
White Tail reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
White Tail reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 43, White Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 4, White Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
White Tail reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
White Tail reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
White Tail 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, White Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
White Tail reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
White Tail 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, White Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
White Tail reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
White Tail reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
White Tail reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
White Tail reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
White Tail reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 31, White Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 7, White Tail is decisively the brighter choice.