Elemental Gray vs Dix Blue
Where Elemental Gray belongs to Behr's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Elemental Gray belongs to the grey family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. Dix Blue (LRV 41) reflects noticeably more light than Elemental Gray (LRV 35), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Elemental Gray runs yellow while Dix Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 9.7 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Elemental Gray vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Elemental Gray and Dix Blue are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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 brightness difference is modest but present — Dix Blue gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Dix Blue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Elemental Gray vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Elemental Gray 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 Elemental Gray comparisons
See how Elemental Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 35 vs 6, Elemental Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 35), opening up a space where Elemental Gray encloses it.
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At LRV 52 vs 35, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 58 vs 35, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (35 vs 27) makes Elemental Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 55 vs 35, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 13, Elemental Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (44 vs 35) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 66 vs 35, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 35, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 35, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 35), opening up a space where Elemental Gray encloses it.
At LRV 35 vs 12, Elemental Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 8, Elemental Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 35, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 12, Elemental Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
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