Perfect Taupe vs Dix Blue
Perfect Taupe is a Behr color while Dix Blue comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Perfect Taupe belongs to the greige-grey family and Dix Blue to the blue-grey family. With LRVs of 42 and 41, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. The tonal difference — Perfect Taupe's red character against Dix Blue's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 12.9, 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.
Perfect Taupe vs Dix Blue in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Perfect Taupe 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 reads more restrained here, while Perfect Taupe adds a sense of enclosure and warmth.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The temperature contrast between Perfect Taupe and Dix Blue is what sets these apart most in this context.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Perfect Taupe brings more warmth to the space, while Dix Blue keeps things cooler and crisper.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The temperature contrast between Perfect Taupe and Dix Blue is what sets these apart most in this context.
Color Details
Perfect Taupe vs Dix Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Perfect Taupe 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 Perfect Taupe comparisons
See how Perfect Taupe stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 42, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 42), opening up a space where Perfect Taupe encloses it.
At LRV 42 vs 6, Perfect Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Perfect Taupe reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 42) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 42), opening up a space where Perfect Taupe encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 42, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 27, Perfect Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Perfect Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 42, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 13, Perfect Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 42), opening up a space where Perfect Taupe encloses it.
Perfect Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 42, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 42, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 42, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 12, Perfect Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 42, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 42), opening up a space where Perfect Taupe encloses it.
Perfect Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 42 vs 12, Perfect Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (45 vs 42) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Perfect Taupe reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Perfect Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Perfect Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 42), opening up a space where Perfect Taupe encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 42), opening up a space where Perfect Taupe encloses it.