Whitemud vs Dix Blue
Where Whitemud belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Whitemud reads as beige-greige, while Dix Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Whitemud (LRV 51) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 10 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 14.9, 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.
Whitemud vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Whitemud 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 LRV gap is large enough that Whitemud will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Whitemud reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
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. Whitemud returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Whitemud reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Color Details
Whitemud vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Whitemud 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 Whitemud comparisons
See how Whitemud stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 51, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Whitemud reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (58 vs 51) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 27, Whitemud is decisively the brighter choice.
Whitemud reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
A 7-point LRV gap (51 vs 44) makes Whitemud the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 51), opening up a space where Whitemud encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 51, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 51, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 12, Whitemud is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 8, Whitemud is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 51, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 12, Whitemud is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (51 vs 45) makes Whitemud the marginally brighter of the two.
Whitemud reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Whitemud reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.