Misty Coast vs Dix Blue
Misty Coast is a Behr color while Dix Blue comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Misty Coast belongs to the green-grey family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. At LRV 68 vs 41, Misty Coast will read as the brighter of the two — a 27-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Misty Coast's green character against Dix Blue's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE NaN, 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.
Misty Coast vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Misty Coast 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. Misty Coast returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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 Misty Coast 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 Misty Coast will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue 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 Misty Coast will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
Color Details
Misty Coast vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Misty Coast 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 Misty Coast comparisons
See how Misty Coast stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 68, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 68 vs 6, Misty Coast is decisively the brighter choice.
Misty Coast reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Misty Coast reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 52, Misty Coast is decisively the brighter choice.
Misty Coast reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Misty Coast the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 27, Misty Coast is decisively the brighter choice.
Misty Coast reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Misty Coast reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 55, Misty Coast is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 13, Misty Coast is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 44, Misty Coast is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 68), opening up a space where Misty Coast encloses it.
Misty Coast reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (74 vs 68) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 12, Misty Coast is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 68 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Misty Coast reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 12, Misty Coast is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 45, Misty Coast is decisively the brighter choice.
Misty Coast reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Misty Coast reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Misty Coast reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Misty Coast reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.