Palais White vs Dix Blue
Palais White is a Behr color while Dix Blue comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Palais White belongs to the beige-white family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. At LRV 87 vs 41, Palais White will read as the brighter of the two — a 46-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Palais White's yellow and red character against Dix Blue's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 26.9, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Palais White vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Palais 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.
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. Palais White 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 Palais White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Palais White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dix Blue would.
Color Details
Palais White vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Palais 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 Palais White comparisons
See how Palais White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 87 vs 69, Palais White is decisively the brighter choice.
Palais White reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Palais White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 52, Palais White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 30, Palais White is decisively the brighter choice.
Palais White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 60, Palais White is decisively the brighter choice.
Palais White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Palais White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 43, Palais White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 4, Palais White is decisively the brighter choice.
Palais White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Palais White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Palais White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (87 vs 84) makes Palais White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 87 vs 21, Palais White is decisively the brighter choice.
Palais White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Palais White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
Palais White reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 87 vs 51, Palais White is decisively the brighter choice.
Palais White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Palais White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Palais White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
Palais White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Palais White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 31, Palais White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 7, Palais White is decisively the brighter choice.