Creamy Mushroom vs Dix Blue
Creamy Mushroom is a Behr color while Dix Blue comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Creamy Mushroom belongs to the beige-greige family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. At LRV 52 vs 41, Creamy Mushroom will read as the brighter of the two — a 11-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Creamy Mushroom's red character against Dix Blue's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 16.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Creamy Mushroom vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Creamy Mushroom 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.
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 Creamy Mushroom will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
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 Creamy Mushroom will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Creamy Mushroom will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
Color Details
Creamy Mushroom vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Creamy Mushroom 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 Creamy Mushroom comparisons
See how Creamy Mushroom stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Creamy Mushroom encloses it.
Creamy Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 52 vs 30, Creamy Mushroom is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Creamy Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 43) makes Creamy Mushroom the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 52 vs 4, Creamy Mushroom is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 55 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Creamy Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Creamy Mushroom reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 52, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 21, Creamy Mushroom is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Creamy Mushroom encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Creamy Mushroom encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Creamy Mushroom encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Creamy Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Creamy Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Creamy Mushroom encloses it.
Creamy Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Creamy Mushroom reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 31, Creamy Mushroom is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 7, Creamy Mushroom is decisively the brighter choice.