Boredom Buster vs Dix Blue
Boredom Buster is a Cloverdale Paint color while Dix Blue comes from Farrow & Ball. Boredom Buster reads as beige-red, while Dix Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 42 and 41, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 64.5, 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.
Boredom Buster vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Boredom Buster 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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Boredom Buster vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Boredom Buster 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 Boredom Buster comparisons
See how Boredom Buster stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 10-point LRV gap (52 vs 42) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
A 12-point LRV gap (42 vs 30) makes Boredom Buster the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 42, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 42), opening up a space where Boredom Buster encloses it.
Boredom Buster reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 42 vs 4, Boredom Buster is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 42), opening up a space where Boredom Buster encloses it.
Boredom Buster reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 44 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 42, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 21, Boredom Buster is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 42), opening up a space where Boredom Buster encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 42), opening up a space where Boredom Buster encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 42), opening up a space where Boredom Buster encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (51 vs 42) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Boredom Buster reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Boredom Buster reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 42), opening up a space where Boredom Buster encloses it.
Boredom Buster reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (42 vs 31) makes Boredom Buster the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 42 vs 7, Boredom Buster is decisively the brighter choice.