Celestial Cloud 2 vs Dix Blue
Where Celestial Cloud 2 belongs to Dulux's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Celestial Cloud 2 reads as blue, while Dix Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Dix Blue (LRV 41) reflects noticeably more light than Celestial Cloud 2 (LRV 32), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean cool, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 10.4, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Celestial Cloud 2 vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Celestial Cloud 2 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.
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. Dix Blue returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Dix Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Celestial Cloud 2 would.
Color Details
Celestial Cloud 2 vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Celestial Cloud 2 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 Celestial Cloud 2 comparisons
See how Celestial Cloud 2 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 32), opening up a space where Celestial Cloud 2 encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 32, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Celestial Cloud 2 reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 32, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 32), opening up a space where Celestial Cloud 2 encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 32, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 32), opening up a space where Celestial Cloud 2 encloses it.
Celestial Cloud 2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (43 vs 32) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 32 vs 4, Celestial Cloud 2 is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 32), opening up a space where Celestial Cloud 2 encloses it.
Celestial Cloud 2 reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 32, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (32 vs 21) makes Celestial Cloud 2 the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 32), opening up a space where Celestial Cloud 2 encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 32), opening up a space where Celestial Cloud 2 encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 32), opening up a space where Celestial Cloud 2 encloses it.
Celestial Cloud 2 reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 32), opening up a space where Celestial Cloud 2 encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 32, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (32 vs 25) makes Celestial Cloud 2 the marginally brighter of the two.
Celestial Cloud 2 reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 32), opening up a space where Celestial Cloud 2 encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 32 vs 7, Celestial Cloud 2 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (32 vs 24) makes Celestial Cloud 2 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 32, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 32, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.