Breezeway vs Dix Blue
Where Breezeway belongs to Behr's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Breezeway reads as green-grey, while Dix Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Breezeway (LRV 65) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 24 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Breezeway runs green while Dix Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 15.9, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Breezeway vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Breezeway 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.
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. Breezeway reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Breezeway reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Color Details
Breezeway vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Breezeway 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 Breezeway comparisons
See how Breezeway stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 65), opening up a space where Breezeway encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 52, Breezeway is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 30, Breezeway is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (65 vs 60) makes Breezeway the marginally brighter of the two.
Breezeway reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Breezeway reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 43, Breezeway is decisively the brighter choice.
Breezeway reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Breezeway reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 65, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Breezeway reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Breezeway reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Breezeway reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 31, Breezeway is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 7, Breezeway is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 24, Breezeway is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (65 vs 57) makes Breezeway the marginally brighter of the two.
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