Green Parakeet vs Dix Blue
Where Green Parakeet belongs to Behr's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Green Parakeet belongs to the blue-green family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. Green Parakeet (LRV 48) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Green Parakeet 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 25.2, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Green Parakeet vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Green Parakeet 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
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 — Green Parakeet gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Green Parakeet reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Green Parakeet reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Green Parakeet reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Green Parakeet reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Green Parakeet vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Green Parakeet 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 Green Parakeet comparisons
See how Green Parakeet stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 48, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 48), opening up a space where Green Parakeet encloses it.
At LRV 48 vs 6, Green Parakeet is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Green Parakeet reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (52 vs 48) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 48), opening up a space where Green Parakeet encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (58 vs 48) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 27, Green Parakeet is decisively the brighter choice.
Green Parakeet reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Green Parakeet reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (55 vs 48) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 13, Green Parakeet is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (48 vs 44) makes Green Parakeet the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 48), opening up a space where Green Parakeet encloses it.
Green Parakeet reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 48, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 48, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 48, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 12, Green Parakeet is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 48, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 48), opening up a space where Green Parakeet encloses it.
Green Parakeet reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 48 vs 12, Green Parakeet is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Green Parakeet reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Green Parakeet reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Green Parakeet reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 48), opening up a space where Green Parakeet encloses it.