Mined Coal vs Dix Blue
Mined Coal is a Behr color while Dix Blue comes from Farrow & Ball. Mined Coal reads as grey, while Dix Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 41 vs 15, Dix Blue will read as the brighter of the two — a 26-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Mined Coal's yellow character against Dix Blue's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 26.4, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mined Coal vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Mined Coal 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Dix Blue returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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 Dix Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Mined Coal would.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Dix Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Mined Coal would.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Dix Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Mined Coal would.
Color Details
Mined Coal vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mined Coal 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 Mined Coal comparisons
See how Mined Coal stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 15), opening up a space where Mined Coal encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 15, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (15 vs 6) makes Mined Coal the marginally brighter of the two.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 15), opening up a space where Mined Coal encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 15), opening up a space where Mined Coal encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 15, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 15), opening up a space where Mined Coal encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 15, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 15, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 15), opening up a space where Mined Coal encloses it.
Mined Coal reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 15, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 44 vs 15, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 15), opening up a space where Mined Coal encloses it.
Artichoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 15, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 15, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 15, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 15), opening up a space where Mined Coal encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (15 vs 8) makes Mined Coal the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 15, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 15, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 15), opening up a space where Mined Coal encloses it.
Mined Coal reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.