Modern Mocha vs Dix Blue
Where Modern Mocha belongs to Behr's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Modern Mocha belongs to the beige-greige family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. Dix Blue (LRV 41) reflects noticeably more light than Modern Mocha (LRV 25), a difference of 16 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Modern Mocha runs red while Dix Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 24.0, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Modern Mocha vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Modern Mocha 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 LRV gap is large enough that Dix Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Modern Mocha would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Dix Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Modern Mocha.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. 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 are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Dix Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Modern Mocha.
Color Details
Modern Mocha vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Modern Mocha 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 Modern Mocha comparisons
See how Modern Mocha stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 25, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 25), opening up a space where Modern Mocha encloses it.
Modern Mocha reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 25, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (30 vs 25) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 25), opening up a space where Modern Mocha encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 25, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 25), opening up a space where Modern Mocha encloses it.
With LRVs of 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 25, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 25 vs 4, Modern Mocha is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 25), opening up a space where Modern Mocha encloses it.
Modern Mocha reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 25), opening up a space where Modern Mocha encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 25, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (25 vs 21) makes Modern Mocha the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 25), opening up a space where Modern Mocha encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 25), opening up a space where Modern Mocha encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 25), opening up a space where Modern Mocha encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 25, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Modern Mocha reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Modern Mocha reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 25), opening up a space where Modern Mocha encloses it.
Modern Mocha reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 25), opening up a space where Modern Mocha encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (31 vs 25) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 25 vs 7, Modern Mocha is decisively the brighter choice.