Painter's White vs Dix Blue
Where Painter's White belongs to Behr's range, Dix Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Painter's White belongs to the beige-greige family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. Painter's White (LRV 76) reflects noticeably more light than Dix Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 35 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Painter's White runs yellow and red while Dix Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 22.1, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Painter's White vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Painter's White 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.
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. Painter's White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dix Blue.
Color Details
Painter's White vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Painter's White 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 Painter's White comparisons
See how Painter's White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Painter's White reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 76 vs 6, Painter's White is decisively the brighter choice.
Painter's White reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Painter's White reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 52, Painter's White is decisively the brighter choice.
Painter's White reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 58, Painter's White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 27, Painter's White is decisively the brighter choice.
Painter's White reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Painter's White reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 55, Painter's White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 13, Painter's White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 44, Painter's White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Painter's White reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (76 vs 66) makes Painter's White the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Painter's White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (76 vs 68) makes Painter's White the marginally brighter of the two.
Painter's White reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Painter's White reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Painter's White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 45, Painter's White is decisively the brighter choice.
Painter's White reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Painter's White reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Painter's White reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Painter's White reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Painter's White reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.