Frosted Jade vs Dix Blue
Where Frosted Jade belongs to Behr's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Frosted Jade reads as green-grey, while Dix Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Frosted Jade (LRV 60) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 19 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Frosted Jade 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 13.4, 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.
Frosted Jade vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Frosted Jade 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
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Frosted Jade reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
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. Frosted Jade reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Color Details
Frosted Jade vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Frosted Jade 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 Frosted Jade comparisons
See how Frosted Jade stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 9-point LRV gap (69 vs 60) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Frosted Jade encloses it.
Frosted Jade reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Frosted Jade the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 30, Frosted Jade is decisively the brighter choice.
Frosted Jade reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Frosted Jade reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 43, Frosted Jade is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 4, Frosted Jade is decisively the brighter choice.
Frosted Jade reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Frosted Jade reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Frosted Jade reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 60, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 21, Frosted Jade is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Frosted Jade encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Frosted Jade encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (60 vs 51) makes Frosted Jade the marginally brighter of the two.
Frosted Jade reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Frosted Jade reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Frosted Jade reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Frosted Jade reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 31, Frosted Jade is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 7, Frosted Jade is decisively the brighter choice.